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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Fatima's last class of the day in "How to Look (Both) Both Ways"?
(a) Social Studies.
(b) Life science.
(c) English.
(d) History.

2. How many houses are there on each block as Fatima walks home in "How to Look (Both) Both Ways"?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

3. How many classes in school do TJ and Jasmine have together?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

4. Who always writes stuff on Stevie's shirt in class, according to the narrator in "Skitter Hitter"?
(a) Marcus Bradford.
(b) Peter Smith.
(c) Andrew Knotts.
(d) Charlie Wilson.

5. What does TJ say God made man from in "Water Booger Bears"?
(a) Butterflies.
(b) Trees.
(c) Dust.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money do the Low Cuts make from their candy sale in "The Low Cuts Strike Again"?

2. Who is the tiniest person among the Low Cuts?

3. What kind of business does Marcus's mother own in "Skitter Hitter"?

4. Who is Bit's mother?

5. What is Fatima's mother's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do the Low Cuts go to buy candy in “The Low Cuts Strike Again”? What do they buy?

2. When did Fatima first encounter Benni Austin?

3. How is Stevie Munsen described in "Skitter Hitter"?

4. Who are the Low Cuts? How are they described?

5. Why does Pia not encounter Stevie in the end of "Skitter Hitter"?

6. What does Stevie ultimately confess to his mother in "Skitter Hitter"? How does she react?

7. What is a frame narrative and how is this established in “Water Booger Bears”?

8. Why has Jasmine Jordan been away from school in “Water Booger Bears”? For how long has she been away?

9. Where do the Low Cuts go to sell their candy? How much money do they make?

10. How is the narrative structure of “How to Look (Both) Both Ways” different than the other stories in the collection?

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