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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. What does Yolanda suddenly remember when Shirley mentions Andrew?
(a) She wants to save a piece of the cake for Andrew.
(b) She forgot to pick up Andrew at the park.
(c) She has a present for Andrew.
(d) She and Andrew have to stay with their father the next weekend.

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

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

4. What does Yolanda usually have when she answers a question in class?
(a) An additional comment about her answer.
(b) A big grin on her face.
(c) A group of students who clap.
(d) Nothing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does Yolanda need to talk to someone?

2. What was Andrew told would help his Momma?

3. What does Yolanda's Momma find in Andrew's pocket?

4. What does Yolanda do to the biggest bully at school?

5. How does Shirley respond to Yolanda talking to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Yolanda feel in Michigan and why?

2. Who is impressed by Yolanda and why?

3. How does Yolanda steer Shirley's interest away from talking about jump roping?

4. What are the skaters at Asphalt Hill's reactions to Andrew's harmonica playing?

5. How does Vic use music to make a connection with Andrew?

6. How does Shirley react to what Yolanda tells her?

7. How does Yolanda go about getting Andrew a new harmonica?

8. Describe Andrew's encounter with the drug pushers at Asphalt Hill.

9. What is the other terrible thing that has happened recently?

10. What does Yolanda go to the library to research and what does she learn?

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