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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the lethal side effect of the medication Homer has been taking to combat his Alzheimer's?
(a) Peripheral artery disease.
(b) Liver damage.
(c) Aneurysms.
(d) Heart disease.

2. What is Codi wearing in Chapter 15 that confuses her father?
(a) Cowboy boots.
(b) Her mother's perfume.
(c) Her sister's necklace.
(d) A wig.

3. Who has been kidnapped?
(a) Loyd.
(b) Homer.
(c) Hallie.
(d) Carlo.

4. Where do Codi and Loyd spend Christmas?
(a) With Loyd's family.
(b) Alone in Tucson.
(c) In Grace with Homer.
(d) In Nicaragua with Hallie.

5. In what way did the Nolina family remain connected?
(a) They did not remain connected in any way.
(b) They all have the same strange eye color.
(c) Except for Hallie, they are all buried together.
(d) They all chose to make their homes in Grace.

6. What does Codi realize as a result of the way Loyd's family treats her?
(a) She will always be a loner; no one will ever truly accept her.
(b) She has never felt such a sense of belonging.
(c) Nothing; they treat her the way her own family would.
(d) She occasionally does seem snobbish, without meaning to.

7. Who votes Codi teacher of the year?
(a) The students' parents.
(b) Just the teachers.
(c) The students and teachers.
(d) Just the students.

8. Why was Codi's flight delayed so long?
(a) There was an accident on the runway.
(b) Another plane was making an unscheduled emergency landing.
(c) There was a problem with one of the engines.
(d) The weather was too inclement for a safe takeoff.

9. Whom did the Gracela sisters marry?
(a) Farmers.
(b) Railroad workers.
(c) Natives.
(d) Miners.

10. Why does Loyd give up cockfighting?
(a) Because of his newfound religious beliefs.
(b) Because of what Codi says about it.
(c) Because some protesters made an impact on him.
(d) Because he became attached to a bird that later died.

11. A letter from Hallie asks Codi to do what?
(a) Find out the truth about their family.
(b) Give her best regards to everyone in Grace.
(c) Take care of their father.
(d) Watch the news and inform Hallie of what is happening.

12. Codi discovers in Chapter 16 that her mother's real name is what?
(a) Alicia.
(b) Alice.
(c) Althea.
(d) Alison.

13. What does Codi bring to Homer's house after the funeral??
(a) An afghan with Hallie's belongings.
(b) The cowboy boots Uda gave her.
(c) Loyd's passport.
(d) Pictures of Hallie.

14. Who did not permit Codi to wear the item that was given to her?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Viola.
(c) Uda.
(d) Her father.

15. Where does Codi want her father to take her in Chapter 23?
(a) To Illinois, to meet her other relatives.
(b) To Nicaragua, to look for Hallie.
(c) To the spot where she buried her baby.
(d) To the graves of her ancestors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Codi stop going to her father's house in Chapter 22?

2. How are the women planning to use the money they have earned from artwork sales and contributions?

3. Where is Hallie's funeral held?

4. Whom does Codi confront about the tombstone she has found?

5. How does Codi feel about her realization in Chapter 17?

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