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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who follows Sia to the homeless encampment under the bridge in Chapter 15?
(a) Mikey.
(b) Kyle.
(c) Duke.
(d) Tito.

2. Where does Carol take Sia to clean up in Chapter 5?
(a) Her cousin’s house.
(b) A bookstore bathroom.
(c) A hotel bathroom.
(d) A public bathroom.

3. When Sia tells her mother that she would like to go back to school tomorrow in Chapter 9, Sia’s mother responds that tomorrow is what day of the week?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Friday.

4. How long ago does Kyle say his father started the bakery in Chapter 16?
(a) 30 years ago.
(b) 20 years ago.
(c) 5 years ago.
(d) 10 years ago.

5. What word from Chapter 20 means arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness?
(a) Iridescent.
(b) Incorrigible.
(c) Pathetic.
(d) Intrinsic.

6. Who serves Sia at the bakery in Chapter 14?
(a) Peter.
(b) Duke.
(c) Kyle.
(d) Ben.

7. What does Sia’s mother do when she comes out of the house as Sia arrives home in the end of Chapter 16?
(a) She begins hitting Sia.
(b) She kicks the dog.
(c) She laughs hysterically.
(d) She vomits.

8. What word from Chapter 17 refers to the state of being too terrified to move or think?
(a) Cultivated.
(b) Petrified.
(c) Illiterate.
(d) Annihilated.

9. How many years ago does Sia’s mother say the film Crossbones was produced in Chapter 11?
(a) 15 years ago.
(b) 5 years ago.
(c) 10 years ago.
(d) 3 years ago.

10. Who begins crying during the public confrontation between Sia and Duke in the hallway in Chapter 19?
(a) Stacy.
(b) Amber.
(c) Jessica.
(d) Carol.

11. What does Sia say haunts her when she talks to Carol in Chapter 20?
(a) Her mother’s face.
(b) Her past actions.
(c) Her brother’s death.
(d) Her longing for freedom.

12. to whom does Sia give her telephone number to pass on to Carol in Chapter 15?
(a) Patch.
(b) Beth.
(c) Duke.
(d) Tito.

13. What is the name of the neurologist that Sia is recommended to visit after she leaves the hospital in Chapter 7?
(a) George Saunders.
(b) James Wilson.
(c) Ken Jones.
(d) Travis Dooley.

14. Which film produced by Sia’s father won an Academy Award for cinematography?
(a) Encino Man.
(b) Dinner at Eight.
(c) The Last Survivor.
(d) Last Tango in Paris.

15. Where does Sia ask her driver to take her on the way home from school in Chapter 13?
(a) To her sister’s grave.
(b) To Dodger Stadium.
(c) To the soup kitchen.
(d) To Hollywood Boulevard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Stacy’s last name in the novel?

2. When Sia is left alone with her mother in Chapter 17, she asks her to commit to going to a rehab center for how long?

3. What is the name of the bakery that Sia stops into for bread in Chapter 14?

4. How long ago does Duke say it was when he asked Sia out on their first date in Chapter 10?

5. Where does Kyle say Carol can meet Sia after school if she wants to talk in Chapter 18?

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