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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. How long is the trip by car to visit Joni's grandmother in "Oreo"?
(a) 6 hours.
(b) 7 1/2 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 5 1/2 hours.

2. What pool do Jamal, Big Boy, Flaco, and Randy hang out in in "The Ingredients"?
(a) Alterman.
(b) Kosciuszko.
(c) Baranowski.
(d) Fruchtman.

3. Where does Shawn work at the mall?
(a) Pizza Hut.
(b) Panda Express.
(c) GameStop.
(d) Barnes and Noble.

4. What year did Nivia take Visual Culture with Ms. Teresi?
(a) Junior.
(b) Senior.
(c) Freshman.
(d) Sophomore.

5. What was Cassie doing at the football game when she saw Tessa in "Out of the Silence"?
(a) She was eating cotton candy.
(b) She was in the marching band.
(c) She was eating a hot dog.
(d) She was a cheerleader.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dayshia Banks work?

2. How many years in advance did Nivia's parents pay to stay at Chatterley House even before Nivia arrived her freshman year?

3. In "Half a Moon," how old was Raven when her dad left?

4. In "Out of the Silence," how did Tessa die?

5. During Nivia's junior year, where did her aunt Gladys take her on a spring-break trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Out of the Silence," what does Cassie learn about Tessa's death?

2. What do Jamal, Big Boy, Flaco, and Randy talk about when they walk home from the pool, and what do they eat when they get to Flaco's house?

3. What does Raven remember about being seven?

4. Why do Jamal, Big Boy, Flaco, and Randy never shower after swimming?

5. Where does Nana Paulette live in "Oreo"?

6. Why did Cassie not go to Tessa's funeral?

7. What does the fire chief say about the blaze at the Mall-Stars, and what are Shawn's thoughts about the blaze?

8. Where do Shawn, DeMarcus, and Amir go after work and why?

9. How did Cassie know Tessa?

10. Why did Jessica quit communicating with Cam and why is she not interested in him this summer?

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