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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what does Ford's mother do to her that is painful?
(a) Grab her arm.
(b) Accidentally hit her with a softball while they are playing.
(c) Prick her skin.
(d) Relax her hair.

2. Who begins looking after Ford and her siblings sometimes in Chapter 9?
(a) Ford's father.
(b) A new babysitter.
(c) Ford's grandfather.
(d) An older cousin.

3. What does Ford's father promise her in his letter in Part I?
(a) He will support her when she moves to California.
(b) He will come home from prison someday.
(c) He will give her money.
(d) He will introduce her to her siblings.

4. Who tells Ford the family used to call her "Stagger Lee" when she was a child?
(a) Her older brother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Grandma Billie.

5. What does Ford's younger brother sometimes call her when he is a toddler?
(a) Ash.
(b) Hashy.
(c) Fluffy.
(d) Bash.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who previously owned Ford's family's new house?

2. How does Ford fracture her wrist?

3. In Chapter 6, what do Ford and her family collect and take to the bank?

4. What does Ford tell Allen is the problem between herself and her mother?

5. In Chapter 5, what does Ford realize her mother never does?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Mrs. York calls Ford's mother to tell her she was mistaken that Ford was saying inappropriate things at school?

2. What does Ford do late at night to help her sleep in Chapter 8?

3. What does Ford's mother do when she hears from Ford's teacher Mrs. York that Ford has said inappropriate things in school?

4. What news does Ford's mother deliver to her in Chapter 1 that shocks Ford?

5. What does Ford's grandmother tell her about the snakes that fold tighter together as they burn?

6. What does Ford often do in Chapter 1 as a way to both calm herself and demonstrate love for her partner?

7. How does Ford remember the process of having her hair relaxed in Chapter 5?

8. How does Ford feel about going back to live with her mother after being on her great-grandfather's farm?

9. How does Grandma Billie react when Ford asks who her own father is in a photo?

10. Why does Ford become so fixated on seeing the sunrise for the first time?

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