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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. When Mr. Browne asks the students to write about something they did that was brave, what does Jack write about?
(a) Saving his brother.
(b) Being afraid of the ocean.
(c) Being August's friend.
(d) Putting out a fire.

2. When did Grans and Agosto move to Boston?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1960s.
(d) 1950s.

3. When did Via's father's grandparents immigrate to the United States?
(a) Turn of the century.
(b) In the 1920s.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1934.

4. What used to be August's mother's occupation?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Author of science fiction novels.
(c) Children's-book illustrator.
(d) Nurse.

5. Where do Jack and his brother go sledding with their dad when it snows for the first time that year?
(a) Rowdy Hill.
(b) Skeleton HIll.
(c) Beacon Hill.
(d) Hamburger Hill.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom do August's parents consider fixing Summer's mother up on a blind date?

2. What parts of school does Jack like?

3. How much older is Via than August?

4. Who does Savanna say would like to ask Summer on a date?

5. How does Via meet Eleanor again?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Summer's father?

2. Why doesn't Via go home after the first day of school with Miranda and her mother?

3. What does Via say is the best thing about high school?

4. How did Isabel react when her mother died?

5. What reactions does August get when he cuts off the braid on the back of his head?

6. What do August and Summer talk about during lunch on the first day of school?

7. Why is the rest of September difficult for August?

8. How does Via describe August's face?

9. How does Jack get August back as his friend?

10. What two things does Julian share about himself the first day of school in homeroom?

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