View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 & 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Yolanda look up the word?
(a) To have a smart rejoinder for the boy the next day.
(b) To figure out if she really is one.
(c) To have a comment to Andrew.
(d) To compliment her mother with something nice.

2. What does Yolanda decide to bake?
(a) A brownie fudge cake.
(b) A chocolate fudge cake with walnuts.
(c) A carrot cake.
(d) An orange date nut cake.

3. What sounds does Andrew like to hear on Asphalt Hill?
(a) The tires settling when they throw a new batch on the pile.
(b) The metal being smashed.
(c) The seagulls eating the garbage.
(d) The wheels on concrete.

4. What has Miss Gilluly given up trying to do?
(a) Get a promotion.
(b) Getting her students to want to learn.
(c) Stop Yolanda from raising her hand in class so much.
(d) Teach Andrew to read.

5. What is Asphalt Hill?
(a) The dump behind Yolanda's home.
(b) Where skaters practice.
(c) The scrapeyard.
(d) A pile of tires about one hundred feet high.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Shirley respond to Yolanda talking to her?

2. What is Yolanda yelling to Shirley as Yolanda rushes out of the house?

3. Why is Andrew uninterested in the photograph?

4. Who is Stoney Buxton?

5. How does Andrew seem when Yolanda reaches him at the park?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 314 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample