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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Between which two versions of Codi is her father having difficulty distinguishing?
(a) Codi as a child and Codi as she is today.
(b) Codi as a teenager and Codi as a child.
(c) Codi as she is today and Codi as an old woman.
(d) Codi as a teenager and Codi as she is today.

2. Where do Codi and Loyd spend Christmas?
(a) In Nicaragua with Hallie.
(b) Alone in Tucson.
(c) With Loyd's family.
(d) In Grace with Homer.

3. Who votes Codi teacher of the year?
(a) The students' parents.
(b) Just the teachers.
(c) Just the students.
(d) The students and teachers.

4. Codi discovers in Chapter 16 that her mother's real name is what?
(a) Althea.
(b) Alison.
(c) Alicia.
(d) Alice.

5. In what way did the Nolina family remain connected?
(a) Except for Hallie, they are all buried together.
(b) They all chose to make their homes in Grace.
(c) They all have the same strange eye color.
(d) They did not remain connected in any way.

6. Why does Codi begin to cry in the car with Loyd in Chapter 24?
(a) One of Codi's relatives is buried at the graveyard they pass.
(b) The protesters are being repelled with tear gas.
(c) The hitchhiker looks like Hallie.
(d) A young woman was killed in the automobile accident.

7. Where has the kidnapped person been taken?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Honduras.
(c) Nicaragua.
(d) Mexico.

8. What item, belonging to one of her students, causes Codi to give an emotional lecture about the environment in her class?
(a) A disposable mechanical pencil.
(b) A vinyl backpack.
(c) Stonewashed jeans.
(d) A styrofoam drinking cup.

9. Whose grave is Codi decorating in Chapter 28?
(a) Her baby's.
(b) Hallie's.
(c) Homer's.
(d) Loyd's.

10. Where is Hallie buried?
(a) Grace.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Nicaragua.
(d) Tucson.

11. Why did Homer take pictures of all the babies in Grace?
(a) For a genetics study.
(b) He was a professional photographer.
(c) To identify them in case of a kidnapping.
(d) He was entering the photos in a photography contest.

12. What item does Codi bring to Hallie's funeral?
(a) A woven bracelet.
(b) An afghan.
(c) A basket.
(d) A hat.

13. What does Codi bring to Homer's house after the funeral??
(a) Pictures of Hallie.
(b) An afghan with Hallie's belongings.
(c) Loyd's passport.
(d) The cowboy boots Uda gave her.

14. What is the name of Loyd's brother?
(a) Louis.
(b) Leon.
(c) Leander.
(d) Larry.

15. What is the lethal side effect of the medication Homer has been taking to combat his Alzheimer's?
(a) Aneurysms.
(b) Peripheral artery disease.
(c) Heart disease.
(d) Liver damage.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Loyd's family react to Codi when they meet her?

2. What does Codi receive from the school board in Chapter 23?

3. Who has been kidnapped?

4. How did Loyd's brother die?

5. Who gave Codi something similar to what she is wearing in Chapter 15?

(see the answer keys)

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