View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Andrew feel connected to the sounds in the house?
(a) He is asleep.
(b) Because he has a cold and his ears are plugged.
(c) Because there is a stranger making noise in the house with his sister.
(d) Because of not having his harmonica.

2. Why is Yolanda suspicious of Shirley?
(a) She thinks Shirley might make fun of Yolanda behind her back.
(b) She thinks Shirley might want something in return for Shirley's kindness.
(c) She thinks Shirley is less popular than Yolanda so Shirley sits with her not to be alone.
(d) Yolanda is not suspicious of Shirley.

3. Who came into the school with a gun?
(a) A janitor.
(b) A drug dealer.
(c) A student.
(d) A teacher.

4. What does Yolanda usually have when she answers a question in class?
(a) A group of students who clap.
(b) A big grin on her face.
(c) An additional comment about her answer.
(d) Nothing.

5. What picture does Miss Gilluly give Andrew and ask him what it is?
(a) A fire hydrant.
(b) A dog.
(c) A train.
(d) A police officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yolanda do a lot of in the classroom?

2. What does Yolanda's mother hope Andrew some day becomes?

3. How is the cake when Yolanda arrives back home?

4. What does Yolanda miss about her former home?

5. Why does Yolanda look up the word?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Yolanda usually add a comment when she answers a question?

2. How does Yolanda respond to the cruel comments by the other children on the bus?

3. Why is the darker side of Asphalt Hill, and what are Andrews thoughts about that?

4. Why does Momma decide to move from Chicago?

5. How does Yolanda feel in Michigan and why?

6. How does Yolanda go about getting Andrew a new harmonica?

7. What is Yolanda thinking about as the novel opens?

8. What does Yolanda go to the library to research and what does she learn?

9. What has Miss Gilluly done in relation to teaching Andrew to read?

10. How does Yolanda steer Shirley's interest away from talking about jump roping?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 825 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample