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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, who is walking between Emily's car and the car in front of Emily when Patina gets out of the car?

2. In Chapter 14, what are wedged between the cushions of the passenger seat in Tony's SUV?

3. In Chapter 10, what does Emily say that she used to have to do after school?

4. Who does Maddy try to lift in Chapter 12?

5. How long does Patina want to spend at Becca's house in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Emily beeps the horn and waves Becca, Taylor, and TeeTee to the car?

2. Why does Tony say that Patina and Maddy cannot go to pickup up Emily from the hospital?

3. In Chapter 13, why does Patina ask her uncle and Maddy to wait ten minutes for her after track practice?

4. What does Coach tell Patina when he gives her one of the batons in Chapter 13?

5. Why does Uncle Tony not allow Patina to call her mother in Chapter 11?

6. What do Becca and Patina talk about when they get to school in Chapter 11?

7. What does Patina notice when she sees Momly in the hospital in Chapter 12?

8. In Chapter 11, what does Maddy talk about the entire drive to school?

9. What changes are made to the history project when Patina is gone?

10. What does Patina learn about TeeTee and Taylor, when Maddy and Momly pick her up from Becca's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does the author use foreshadowing in the book? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

Allusions are figures of speech used when an author mentions a person, place, or thing, but does not provide background information about the person, place, or thing. What are some allusions that the author uses in the book? Is research required to understand the allusions the author makes? Does the use of allusions make understanding of what is happening difficult?

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