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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Carol’s husband prior to her homelessness?
(a) Duke.
(b) Kyle.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Jake.

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

3. Who is Sia’s history teacher that greets her in Chapter 12?
(a) Mr. Barrow.
(b) Mr. James.
(c) Mr. Anderson.
(d) Mr. Saunders.

4. What kind of liquor bottle is Sia’s mother flailing around the living room with when Sia first sees her in Chapter 13?
(a) A scotch bottle.
(b) A gin bottle.
(c) A vodka bottle.
(d) A wine bottle.

5. From what narrative point of view is Sia related?
(a) Third person.
(b) Fourth person.
(c) First person.
(d) Second person.

6. 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?
(a) One month.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) One week.

7. What is the name of the obese woman that demands soup without noodles in Chapter 4?
(a) Myrna.
(b) Carol.
(c) Stacy.
(d) Mabel.

8. Sia asks Beatriz if she can help her do what in Chapter 13?
(a) Clean her bedroom.
(b) Vacuum the living room.
(c) Tend the garden.
(d) Prepare dinner.

9. Where does Carol tell Sia they will go to find Sia some more appropriate clothes to wear in Chapter 4?
(a) The Central Valley Mall.
(b) The Salvation Army.
(c) Wal-Mart.
(d) J.C. Penney.

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

11. Where does Beatriz say she’s from in Chapter 13?
(a) Chile.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Mexico.

12. The stranger who buys Sia a meal from the food truck in Chapter 2 offers her an employment opportunity in what field?
(a) Fitness training.
(b) Real estate.
(c) Hotel management.
(d) Prostitution.

13. Where does Sia say she and Carol sleep most nights in the opening of Chapter 6?
(a) At a homeless shelter.
(b) At a hostel.
(c) Under the bridge.
(d) In the alley by the soup kitchen.

14. What does Sia buy from the bakery before she leaves to take to the homeless people under the bridge in Chapter 14?
(a) A dozen sandwiches.
(b) A bag of pastries.
(c) A bag of flour.
(d) A bag of bread.

15. What kind of car does the stranger have who buys Sia food from the food truck in Chapter 2?
(a) A silver Aston Martin.
(b) A blue Range Rover.
(c) A red BMW convertible.
(d) A black Cadillac.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food item does the stranger suggest that Sia get from the food truck in the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. What is on the screen of the iPod when the narrator first looks at it after awakening on the park bench in Chapter 1?

3. What does Beatriz serve Sia for breakfast in the beginning of Chapter 11?

4. What word from Chapter 17 refers to the state of being too terrified to move or think?

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

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