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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who has been funding the Contras?
(a) The U.S. government.
(b) The Nicaraguan government.
(c) Drug cartels.
(d) The U.N.

3. What is Codi wearing in Chapter 15 that confuses her father?
(a) Her mother's perfume.
(b) A wig.
(c) Her sister's necklace.
(d) Cowboy boots.

4. How do Codi and Loyd spend the few days while the Stitch and Bitch Club are on their second excursion to Tucson?
(a) Roaming the New Mexico countryside.
(b) In Illinois, trying to find information about Codi's family.
(c) Touring cockfights in the neighboring counties.
(d) On vacation in Mexico.

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

6. What does the trip to Tucson in Chapter 17 make Codi realize?
(a) She is still in love with Carlos.
(b) Her life seems aimless.
(c) She wishes she had not moved to Grace.
(d) She is still in love with Loyd.

7. How does Codi feel about her realization in Chapter 17?
(a) She wants to dump everything and start over somewhere new.
(b) She could alter her situation, but it would be too much trouble.
(c) She has an epiphany and knows exactly what to do.
(d) She feels powerless to change her situation.

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

9. How does Loyd feel about the loss of Codi's baby?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Sad.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Angry.

10. How did Loyd's brother die?
(a) He was killed in a railroad accident.
(b) He had a congenital illness.
(c) He was stabbed during a bar fight.
(d) He contracted black lung from working in the mines.

11. Where does Viola take Codi?
(a) To the graveyard where her grandmother is buried.
(b) To Nicaragua to see Hallie's grave.
(c) To the site where the helicopter took her mother away.
(d) To Illinois.

12. 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 she is today.
(c) Codi as she is today and Codi as an old woman.
(d) Codi as a teenager and Codi as a child.

13. What news does Codi receive in Chapter 24?
(a) Her father is dead.
(b) Codi is pregnant.
(c) Hallie's body has been found.
(d) Hallie is safe and returning home.

14. Where does much of the celebrating take place on Christmas?
(a) The plaza.
(b) In homes.
(c) In rented party halls.
(d) The local church.

15. A letter from Hallie asks Codi to do what?
(a) Watch the news and inform Hallie of what is happening.
(b) Find out the truth about their family.
(c) Take care of their father.
(d) Give her best regards to everyone in Grace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who receives a phone call at the beginning of Chapter 20?

2. Why was Codi's flight delayed so long?

3. In what way did the Nolina family remain connected?

4. Whom did the Gracela sisters marry?

5. Where does Codi want her father to take her in Chapter 23?

(see the answer keys)

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