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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Charlie Valentine and Jonas Apple act about Finn's story of his unexpected encounter in "Lost"?
(a) Empathetic.
(b) Disgusted.
(c) Unconvinced.
(d) Vengeful.

2. Why didn't Karolina eat the babka that Roza offered her in the flashback in "Just Like the Rest of Us"?
(a) Honorata made a comment about babka having carbs.
(b) Honorata took it away from her.
(c) Roza had just gotten over a virus.
(d) Karolina was allergic to babka.

3. What had Roza been studying when she was in college?
(a) Botany.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Anthropology.
(d) Zoology.

4. What does Roza use to break her fall in "Jump"?
(a) A sweater.
(b) A growling dog.
(c) A bed post.
(d) A tree.

5. Which word best describes Amber Hass's attitude toward Petey?
(a) Irritated.
(b) Protective.
(c) Intellectual.
(d) Condescending.

6. What does Finn get from Charlie Valentine in "Roadkill"?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Money.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) Radios.

7. What does Petey's mother do that irritates her in "Get Real"?
(a) Calls her Priscilla.
(b) Gives her an inflexible curfew.
(c) Gets the bees disoriented and makes Petey calm them down.
(d) Calls Petey's friends just to talk.

8. In the chapter titled "The Promise Ring," what literary device is predominant?
(a) Theme.
(b) Poetic devices.
(c) Flashback.
(d) Alliteration.

9. What other weird things have happened regarding Finn and Sean's barn besides the horse showing up there?
(a) Finn thought it talked sometimes.
(b) It had caught fire, but not burned down, on at least four occasions.
(c) It seemed impossible to knock down.
(d) Other things had just shown up there.

10. What adjective best describes the horse that mysteriously appears in the O'Sullivans' barn?
(a) Passive.
(b) Unhealthy.
(c) Weak.
(d) Independent.

11. How does Roza seem to feel toward Finn and Sean?
(a) Fond.
(b) Hateful.
(c) Condescending.
(d) Indifferent.

12. What does Mrs. Lonogan seem to assume about Finn and his mother?
(a) That Finn is just like his mother.
(b) That it is Finn's fault that she left.
(c) That Finn and his mother will never speak again.
(d) That Finn wants her to come back home.

13. Read the following sentence: "So stoic was his expression, so even his tone, so bland his smile that his moods were difficult to discern, but Roza was learning them. Based on the context, what does "discern" mean?
(a) Distinguish.
(b) Alter.
(c) Encourage.
(d) Intensify.

14. Which word best describes how Finn feels in the unexpected encounter in "Lost"?
(a) Angry.
(b) Humorous.
(c) Happy.
(d) Apathetic.

15. Finn indicates that Miguel feels what emotion about seeing Amber Hass in "Lost"?
(a) Irritated.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Afraid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which best indicates Finn's anxiety about college?

2. What are Finn and Miguel being careful about in "Lost"?

3. According to Mel, what trait describes Petey?

4. What is a primary interest of Mustard, the Lonogan's dog?

5. Which word best describes Sean's reaction to the new goat in "Sees the Fire"?

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