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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. What color are Kyle’s eyes described as in Chapter 18?
2. For how long does Beatriz say Sia’s mother “has been drinking like this” in Chapter 13?
3. What does Carol say she did as a job when she was married and before she became homeless in Chapter 6?
4. When Sia is greeted by her friends in the beginning of Chapter 10, she notes that they repeat what phrase “as if they are the only three words in her vocabulary”?
5. Where does Carol tell Sia they will go to find Sia some more appropriate clothes to wear in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Carol teach Sia in Chapter 5? What does Carol tell Sia about finding work?
2. What does Sia learn about her past behavior from the other characters at the bakery in Chapter 14? How does Sia respond to this information?
3. What clues indicate to Sia where she is located in Chapter 1? Why does Sia not go to the police, considering her condition?
4. What danger does Sia encounter in Chapter 15? Who appears to intervene on Sia’s account?
5. What exchange takes place between Sia and Beatriz when Sia arrives home from school in Chapter 13?
6. Whom does Sia encounter at the food trucks in Chapter 2? What does this character offer to buy Sia?
7. How would you describe the character of Sia as introduced in Chapter 1?
8. What exchange takes place between Sia and Duke in Chapter 19? How do the onlookers respond?
9. Whom does Sia encounter at the bakery in Chapter 14? What does Sia order there?
10. How much money does Sia’s mother give her for lunch in Chapter 11? How does Sia respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of alienation in Sia. In what ways does Sia struggle with isolation and alienation in the story? How does this theme apply both to Sia’s relationships at home and at school?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the characters of Bill and Beth in the narrative. How are the appearances of these characters described? What does Sia assume about these characters when she first encounters them? What is the apparent reality of Bill and Beth?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the character of Carol in the novel. How old is Carol? How does the narrator describe Carol’s appearance? Why do you think Carol attempts to help Sia?
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