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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. Where does Davey go with Jane's family when she spends the night?
(a) A breakfast diner.
(b) The mall.
(c) An amusement park.
(d) Church.

2. What beverage does Bitsy drink a lot of after the funeral?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Pepsi.
(c) Hot chocolate.
(d) Tea.

3. Who does Davey get the urge to hug when she thinks about her father dying?
(a) Jane.
(b) Jason.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Mr. Ortiz.

4. What is the name of Davey's high school?
(a) W. Ortiz High School.
(b) Santa Fe High School.
(c) Los Alamos High School.
(d) New Mexico High School.

5. What is the name of Davey's brother?
(a) William.
(b) Jason.
(c) Marten.
(d) Allen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Davey send to Hugh and Lenaya?

2. What does Davey find her mother looking at while crying?

3. How many boys does Jane claim to have kissed?

4. What does the family eat for the first night they are in New Mexico?

5. Who owns the car that Davey and her friends sit in when they go out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What obstacles lie in Davey's path to recovery?

2. How does Davey's ride to the canyon represent her growth in strength?

3. In what ways does Davey refuse to become a part of her new school? Why?

4. In Davey's mind, what is the cause of hate?

5. There is comic relief in Chapter 24 when Jason makes a joke about the reason he gets out of bed in the morning. Why is this scene significant in the story?

6. In what ways are Bitsy and Walter very cautious?

7. Describe Davey's father's funeral.

8. What makes Davey uncomfortable in Los Alamos?

9. What triggers Davey's memories of her father when she has first arrived in New Mexico?

10. What does the bread knife represent?

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