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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What message does Austin send to Charlie at his family’s Christmas gathering?

2. Which of the following shows does a grieving February watch?

3. With which of the following does the thirty-sixth chapter of the novel begin?

4. Which of the following foods does Mel retrieve while attending at February’s mother’s deathbed?

5. With which of the following does the thirty-fifth chapter of the novel begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. As she accosts Austin after the birth of his sister, Gabriella points out an instance of irony. What is it?

2. How does Austin prepare himself to invite Charlie to his grandparents’ New Year’s Eve party?

3. Why does Kayla work to go viral online?

4. How does Austin’s grandfather describe the hearing aids he had once been obliged to wear?

5. Why do February’s mother and Mel’s father express appreciation for stuffing?

6. How is Deaf Standard Time defined in the novel?

7. What does Charlie note as the question she most hates being asked?

8. What does Austin offer Charlie that she had not previously found attractive?

9. What habit are Charlie and her mother shocked to realize they share?

10. What constant in school nursing does Charlie note?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sources attest to the presence of True Biz on bestseller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

For any one character in the text, explain how the text presents that character as a token, noting of what group that character is a token and how the tokenism affects the narrative.

Essay Topic 3

There is a comment made that February will have to have her school purchase new football helmets, but there is another comment made that the school does not have a homecoming celebration. What implications does the juxtaposition have about the culture of the school? How does the novel support those implications?

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