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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 & 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Yolanda shouting at Andrew in the morning?
(a) She is mad that he messes up the bathroom.
(b) She has found his harmonica.
(c) She wants him to get up.
(d) She is angry at him for leaving the house in the middle of the night.

2. What does Yolanda decide to bake?
(a) A carrot cake.
(b) An orange date nut cake.
(c) A chocolate fudge cake with walnuts.
(d) A brownie fudge cake.

3. Why does Yolanda look up the word?
(a) To have a comment to Andrew.
(b) To compliment her mother with something nice.
(c) To have a smart rejoinder for the boy the next day.
(d) To figure out if she really is one.

4. What is in an illustration that gives Andrew no motivation?
(a) The depiction of two white kids.
(b) A dog swimming with a white boy.
(c) Washington crossing the Delaware.
(d) A white girl walking with a parasol.

5. What seat does Yolando take in her classroom?
(a) In the middle where she will blend in and not be noticed.
(b) As far back as possible.
(c) Where she is most visible to the teacher.
(d) Next to a boy who smiles at her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Yolanda's mother decide to move her family?

2. Where does Yolanda's family live at the opening of the novel?

3. What does Yolanda usually have when she answers a question in class?

4. How old was Andrew when he received his first harmonica?

5. What has Andrew be nicknamed by some of the boys that hang out at Asphalt Hill?

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