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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. When Rashad ventures out of his hospital room, he takes the elevator and then visits what part of the hospital?
(a) The gift shop.
(b) The cafeteria.
(c) The vending machine area.
(d) The arcade.

2. The message Quinn sees written on school grounds on Tuesday had been made with what substance?
(a) Chalk.
(b) Chips bags.
(c) Spray paint.
(d) Ribbons.

3. When Rashad makes a change to his style by drawing, he draws which element first?
(a) A swath of color.
(b) A series of bubbles.
(c) A yellow circle.
(d) A mouth.

4. Coach Carney threatened to take what action against any members of the basketball team who discussed Paul's attack on Rashad?
(a) Remove them from the team.
(b) Bench them.
(c) Fine them.
(d) Expel them.

5. On Wednesday morning, Jill is outside of the high school handing out flyers with which character?
(a) Mrs. Fitzgerald.
(b) Tiffany.
(c) Spoony.
(d) Willy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character explicitly tells the young men under his supervision, "No parties" and "no protests" (223)?

2. Which two items does Rashad tell his mother are the two most important items she needs to bring for his hospital stay?

3. Rashad begins to experience which symptom of PTSD on Wednesday?

4. What two words does Quinn write on the front of a white tee shirt with a permanent marker?

5. What two words does Quinn write on the back of a white tee shirt with a permanent marker?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the source of the gratitude Quinn feels toward Paul in relation to past events?

2. From which character does Rashad receive a note while he is still in the hospital on Wednesday and how does he feel about it?

3. What does the black marker symbolize within the section entitled Thursday?

4. What items did Rashad collect for years, amassing the items in a shoebox beneath his bed?

5. What is a die-in and what events are included in the die-in planned for Friday, according to Spoony?

6. In what way does the motif of dreams appear within the opening passages of the section entitled Wednesday?

7. When Quinn arrives at school on Monday, what topic is dominating the students' conversations?

8. What sentiment does Quinn see on the concrete in front of the school's front steps when he arrives there on Tuesday?

9. In what way does Quinn have mixed feelings about the sentiment he sees written in front of his high school on Tuesday morning?

10. Who is Clarissa?

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