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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Halley feel scared?
(a) Learning she didn't see the comet.
(b) Thinking about having sex with Macon.
(c) Leaving her grandmother in the home.
(d) Seeing her mother weep.

2. Why does Ginny cry at her own party?
(a) Because something was broken and there is a wine stain on the carpet.
(b) Because the girls made fun of her at her own party.
(c) Because her parents came home and made everyone leave.
(d) Because the boy she wanted to come refused.

3. How long does Macon say he has waited for Halley?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 3 weeks.

4. Why does Elizabeth Gunderson approach Halley?
(a) To tell her about ginny.
(b) To ask her about Scarlett.
(c) To warn her about Macon.
(d) To tell her something about Noah.

5. What does Halley find when she goes over to Scarlett's house that is a reversal of the normal situation at Scarlett's house?
(a) Scarlett's mother worrying about Scarlett.
(b) Scarlett helping her mother with dinner preparations.
(c) Scarlett comforting her mother.
(d) Scarlett crying on her mother's shoulder.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Halley spend the time while her mother is staying with her grandmother?

2. What does Halley see come over Macon's face?

3. Why is Scarlett called into Mr. Averby's office at the market?

4. What does Halley do to comfort Scarlett?

5. Why is there an uneasy silence at Halley's home when she gets there?

(see the answer key)

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