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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. Why does Frannie say she left the gym before Sean's game was over?
(a) It was hot and stinky in there.
(b) She doesn't say.
(c) She'd wanted to catch up with the new boy.
(d) She hadn't wanted to see him lose.

2. Why doesn't Sean attend the same school as Frannie?
(a) He has been in trouble with the law.
(b) His school is for students with special needs.
(c) He's older.
(d) He's younger.

3. What does Frannie draw on her paper after learning that Trevor was absent?
(a) A girl on a bicycle.
(b) A jail.
(c) A boy on a swing.
(d) A bridge.

4. What do Trevor and Rayray start calling the new boy?
(a) Hey You.
(b) Jesus Boy.
(c) No Name.
(d) Can't Talk.

5. What does most of the class do after learning the reason for Trevor's absence?
(a) Make plans to send him a card.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Ask Mrs. Johnson to go home.
(d) Ask Rayray where he's being taken.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maribel say the new boy should be on the other side of the highway?

2. Why is the class cheering that morning?

3. What does Frannie start promising herself as Samantha starts walking away?

4. Why does Maribel say her mama was mad about the new boy's purchase the previous day?

5. What does he do with what he pulls from his pocket?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the game Sean and Frannie sometimes play about sounds and give one example of their game.

2. What does Frannie say about Sean's ability to dance and how she sometimes wished she could live in silence.

3. What does Frannie discover when the new boy's father walks into the rec center and what are the reactions of Frannie and Trevor.

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

5. What did Frannie's parents begin doing after Lila's death and what is the significance of this action?

6. What does Frannie note about Samantha's manners and what happens at the table to make her take note of them?

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

8. What does Frannie say some people might see if they looked into her neighborhood and what does she think about her neighborhood?

9. What does Frannie say about how quickly she's growing up?

10. What are some of the things Frannie says she would ask Jesus if she met Him?

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