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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 year is it in Chapter 12?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1996

2. Who died at Slim's when three boys using AK-47s arrived as his house?
(a) Slim, his grandmama, his grandpa, and a golden retriever.
(b) Slim, his parents, and a Russian wolfhound.
(c) Slim, his mama, his grandmama, and a German shepherd.
(d) Slim, his parents, his grandmama, and a husky.

3. What branch of service is Jax in?
(a) Marines.
(b) Army.
(c) Air Force.
(d) Navy.

4. How much do Joan and Mya charge other kids on the base to explore their house?
(a) 50 cents.
(b) 75 cents.
(c) $1.25.
(d) $1.

5. In 1995, how old are Joan and Mya?
(a) 10 and 7.
(b) 8 and 5.
(c) 11 and 8.
(d) 9 and 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what month is it?

2. In Chapter 1, how old is Derek?

3. How old is Miriam in Chapter 7?

4. What trees shade the house in Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 2 when Miriam stops at a gas station, how much farther does she have to drive to Memphis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What car does August drive in Chapter 9, and why is it special?

2. What does August do when she sees Jax choking Miriam in Chapter 9?

3. How does Joan describe the house her grandfather built?

4. What does Miriam think it will be like to go back to school?

5. Who is Jax and where is he from?

6. What did Miriam do before she left North Carolina in Chapter 2?

7. Who is Derek, and what does Joan remember about him?

8. In Chapter 12, what is Miriam doing?

9. Why does Miriam stop at an Exxon filling station in Chapter 2, and does he get what she wants?

10. A week after Joan is raped, what does a doctor tell Miriam and Jax?

(see the answer keys)

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