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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the DIllon children is most reluctant to go home?
(a) Antonia.
(b) Chuckie.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Michael.

2. Antonia stays in a bedroom at the Abeyta's house that belonged to the Abeyta's daughter. What is that daughter's name?
(a) Karen.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) Linda.
(d) Yolanda.

3. Why does Jazz feel guilty about her relationship with friends?
(a) Jazz feels guilty because she does not really like those friends and wants to get away from them.
(b) Jazz feels guilty because she thinks she does not deserve friends.
(c) Jazz feels guilty because she is hiding something from her friends and they think she does not trust them.
(d) Jazz feels guilty because she secretly makes fun of the people she hangs with.

4. When Ram and Antonia are introduced, what does Ram say about Antonia?
(a) "She looks like a priss with a stick up her butt."
(b) "She looks like something the cat dragged in."
(c) "She looks like a babe to me."
(d) "She looks like an angel."

5. How does Antonia feel about going back to her own home when her mother is released from the hospital?
(a) Angry.
(b) Happy but a little scared.
(c) Horrified.
(d) Ecstatic with no reservations.

6. What does Jazz's piano teacher look like?
(a) He is tall and thin with a shaggy blond ponytail.
(b) He is heavy-set with brown hair and green eyes.
(c) He is broad and muscular with dark hair.
(d) He is short and slender with a gorgeous red beard.

7. The foster parents to the DIllon kids, the Abeytas, have already raised how many children?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

8. After Antonia has seen her mother in the hospital, what does she think about her mother's condition?
(a) Antonia thinks that her mother has made significant improvement.
(b) Antonia thinks that her mother is well enough to come home.
(c) Antonia thinks that her mother is doped up like a zombie.
(d) Antonia thinks that her mother has gained a lot of weight.

9. Why does Jazz not like the dress she wears to the recital?
(a) She feels it clashes with her eyes.
(b) She feels the velvet gets crushed too easily when she sits on the piano bench.
(c) She feels the sash is too tight.
(d) She feels it makes her look like a priss.

10. Where is the piano that Jazz and Antonia are allowed to use?
(a) In the music room.
(b) In the school auditorium.
(c) In the hallway.
(d) In the teacher's lounge.

11. What organization does Antonia joke with Jazz about joining?
(a) The swim team.
(b) The track team.
(c) The gymnastics team.
(d) The softball team.

12. According to Jazz, what kind of person is her friend, Ram?
(a) Ram is mean and rough.
(b) Ram is sweet and gentle.
(c) Ram is loud and obnoxious.
(d) Ram is a clown and comedian.

13. Jazz jokes back with Antonia about her foster parents and asks if they make her eat a certain food. What is that food?
(a) Gruel.
(b) Spinach.
(c) Beets.
(d) Chili.

14. How does Antonia feel when she finds out that Jazz was counseling her?
(a) Violent and angry.
(b) Happy and overjoyed.
(c) Scared and uncertain.
(d) Hurt and humiliated.

15. Antonia's dad had a nickname for her. What was it?
(a) Tone.
(b) Small fry.
(c) Nia.
(d) Ant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of piano music is causing Jazz problems as she prepares for the competition?

2. What is Antonia's favorite soft drink?

3. Who tells Karen that Antonia's father is not dead?

4. What promise does Antonia's mom make to her after returning from the hospital?

5. What does Antonia say about her foster parents when she jokes about them to Jazz?

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