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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. Where does Daddy and Frannie go together that Saturday?
(a) To Frannie's grandmother's house.
(b) To a burger place for lunch.
(c) To buy groceries.
(d) To the park.

2. What does the boy say his father had promised about people on this side of the highway?
(a) That they would teach him to fit in.
(b) That they wouldn't notice that he's white.
(c) That they would call him Jesus.
(d) That they would be nice.

3. Why does Maribel say her mama was mad about the new boy's purchase the previous day?
(a) He'd paid with pennies.
(b) He'd been so quiet she couldn't hear his request.
(c) He'd taken too long to make up his mind.
(d) He had a poorly written list to fill.

4. What does Mama say about the poem when Frannie tells her about it?
(a) That Frannie shouldn't waste her time with poetry.
(b) That it means she should be looking foward.
(c) That there's an important lesson but she's not sure what that is.
(d) That it's silly.

5. Who does Frannie sit down across from?
(a) The new boy.
(b) Samantha.
(c) Trevor.
(d) Maribel Tanks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the boy say he first signed to Frannie?

2. Where does Rayray say the new boy would be if he really was Jesus?

3. Why is Trevor absent on the second day after the new boy arrives?

4. What does Samantha say about telling her father that she believes the new boy might be Jesus?

5. How many of her children does Mama say are in Baby Heaven?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conversation between Frannie and the girls who are watching Sean play basketball.

2. What are the scars on Frannie's hands, where did they come from and what does her mother do to them sometimes?

3. Describe the conversation between Sean and Frannie as they begin cooking dinner.

4. What are the reactions of Samantha and Maribel when the new boy signs to answer the question posed by Trevor and Rayray?

5. What does Frannie say about miracles and what is the miracle that happens in her own life?

6. What's Frannie's reaction to Trevor's injury?

7. What does Frannie say about the new boy's appearance as he looks around the room?

8. What does Frannie remember about the baby that didn't "thrive", and what is another memory of someone using that word?

9. Why does Frannie sit down near Maribel and what does she think about Maribel?

10. What does Frannie say about her grandmother, her church attendance and her Bible?

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