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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Ford see in church and wonder about with her grandmother?
(a) A picture of Mary.
(b) People speaking in tongues.
(c) A picture of Joseph.
(d) A cross.

4. Who is in Ford's oldest memory, as she recounts in Chapter 2?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) R.C.
(d) Her mother.

5. What does Ford's grandmother tell her about her father in Chapter 4?
(a) He had lost his job before going to jail.
(b) He was not really interested in her.
(c) He used to take her everywhere.
(d) He had many brothers and sisters.

6. In Chapter 7, what is one factor that complicates Ford's mother's relationship with her boyfriend?
(a) Her inability to hold a job.
(b) Other women the boyfriend sees.
(c) Her religion.
(d) Her eating disorder.

7. What does Ford's grandfather tell her he will teach her so she does not need a man?
(a) How to steal money.
(b) How to shoot deer.
(c) How to get a job.
(d) How to gut a fish.

8. What does Ford's mother often do for a special night of treats?
(a) Take everyone out to dinner.
(b) Make desserts.
(c) Get movies and pizza.
(d) Draw for everyone .

9. Who previously owned Ford's family's new house?
(a) Her Aunt Terrie.
(b) Her neighbor.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Her grandmother.

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

11. Who is Ford's first grade teacher?
(a) Mr. Bean.
(b) Mrs. York.
(c) Mrs. Smith.
(d) Mr. Martin.

12. In Chapter 10, who does Ford's grandfather tell her not to trust?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her best friend.
(c) Boys.
(d) Her grandmother.

13. What does Ford's grandmother tell her about praying?
(a) Not to ask for things when she prays.
(b) To only pray in church.
(c) To ask for forgiveness when she prays.
(d) To pray only once per day.

14. Who is Ford's mother's boyfriend in Chapter 12?
(a) Allen.
(b) James.
(c) Henry.
(d) Brady.

15. In Chapter 5, what does Ford realize her mother never does?
(a) Sing.
(b) Eat.
(c) Apologize.
(d) Work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ford go to live for a time following her mother's tragedy in Chapter 7?

2. In Chapter 7, what does Grandma Billie tell Ford that Ford does not really want to hear?

3. What is Ford's hometown?

4. What does Ford sense about her interactions with her grandfather?

5. Who tells Ford the family used to call her "Stagger Lee" when she was a child?

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