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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Wednesday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Friday.

3. Sia says in Chapter 6 that Tito can’t be older than what age?
(a) 60.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 50.

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

5. Where do Carol and Sia find refuge to sleep after the attack by the teenage boys in Chapter 6?
(a) In an abandoned shack.
(b) At Elysian Park.
(c) In a cemetery.
(d) Between two dumpsters.

6. What color is the jogging outfit that the narrator awakens in on the park bench in Chapter 1?
(a) Blue.
(b) Pink.
(c) Green.
(d) Gray.

7. What is the name of the stranger’s niece who is sitting in his car after he has bought Sia a meal from the food truck in Chapter 2?
(a) Amber.
(b) Beth.
(c) Stacy.
(d) Carol.

8. What is Stacy’s last name in the novel?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Van de Camp.
(c) Powers.
(d) Saunders.

9. What does Carol offer to Sia to use as a blanket in Chapter 3?
(a) A ragged dress.
(b) A shawl.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A winter coat.

10. What is on the screen of the iPod when the narrator first looks at it after awakening on the park bench in Chapter 1?
(a) “Sia’s Playlist.”
(b) “Amber’s Playlist.”
(c) “Duke’s Playlist.”
(d) “Stacy’s Playlist.”

11. What word from Chapter 18 means the ability to understand and share the feelings of another?
(a) Tact.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Cultivation.
(d) Multiplicity.

12. Carol tells Sia in Chapter 4 that Tito has how many children?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

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

14. How old is Sia said to be in Chapter 7?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

15. What does Sia pick up to use as a self-defense weapon before she falls asleep under the bridge in Chapter 2?
(a) A glass bottle.
(b) A knife.
(c) A tin can.
(d) A metal curtain-rod.

Short Answer Questions

1. What vehicle propels toward Sia after she flees the soup kitchen in Chapter 6?

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

3. What is Sia’s father’s name in the novel?

4. Who does Carol say has been “talking up a storm” lately in Chapter 20?

5. Who are the teenage boys attacking when Sia awakens in Chapter 6?

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