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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, why does Ford's mother beat her?
(a) Ford stole food from the refrigerator.
(b) Her teacher calls Ford's mother to tell her Ford was saying inappropriate things.
(c) She thinks Ford stole money.
(d) Ford talked too much about her father.

2. What does Ford's grandfather eat in Chapter 10?
(a) A snake.
(b) A frog.
(c) A bear.
(d) A bug.

3. In Chapter 5, what does Ford think her mother sometimes needs her to do as a child?
(a) Make money.
(b) Disappear.
(c) Go to the store for her.
(d) Be loud.

4. Who is Ford's new baby sister in Chapter 8?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Bailey.
(c) Nikki.
(d) Tamika.

5. What is one way Ford has stayed at least a little bit connected to her father over the years?
(a) Sending him tapes.
(b) Writing letters to him.
(c) Drawing sketches of him.
(d) Calling him.

6. Who is Ford happiest to see when she returns home in Chapter 8?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her cousins.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Her mother.

7. How does Ford remember her grandmother Billie looking often?
(a) Sloppy.
(b) Dressed in clothes not appropriate for the weather.
(c) Very fashionable and put-together.
(d) Business-like.

8. In Chapter 6, what does Ford realize that forgetting her own pain in the service of is sometimes worth it for?
(a) Not giving away secrets to the rest of the family.
(b) Allowing her mother to make jokes at her expense.
(c) Being able to stay in school.
(d) Not being as poor as the family could be.

9. What does Ford find in her grandmother's bedroom right before Christmas one year?
(a) A Christmas tree.
(b) Food.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Toys.

10. What did Ford's mother often do with herself and her brother around Christmastime when Ford was young?
(a) Drive everyone downtown to look at lights.
(b) Buy them one expensive present.
(c) Take them to visit Santa.
(d) Make special food.

11. What does Ford wait for in Chapter 8 from her mother that never comes?
(a) A ride to school.
(b) An apology.
(c) A song.
(d) Money.

12. What does Ford tell Allen is the problem between herself and her mother?
(a) Her mother is addicted to drugs.
(b) She does not think her mother is in her right mind.
(c) Her mother is unemployed.
(d) She does not think her mother likes her.

13. What does Grandma Billie show Ford in Chapter 7 when they are back on the farm?
(a) She finds a snake's nest and burns the snakes alive.
(b) New books she has bought for Ford.
(c) A dead raccoon.
(d) A pile of money.

14. What does Ford's mother tell her never to do in Chapter 9?
(a) Go the football games.
(b) Give a man her money.
(c) Take drugs.
(d) Hold a gun.

15. Whose photo does Ford see in Chapter 4 and not recognize?
(a) Her father's.
(b) Her own.
(c) Her grandfather's.
(d) Her mother's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ford often play with at her grandmother's house?

2. Who is Ford's boyfriend in Part I?

3. What does Ford's mother suffer through in Chapter 7 that leaves her despondent?

4. What does Ford often do late at night when she cannot sleep in Chapter 8?

5. What does Ford often do in Chapter 1 to help calm and comfort herself?

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