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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. Why does Hettie break the leg of one of the girls?
(a) They saw her signal.
(b) They threatened her.
(c) They brought her the wrong bird.
(d) They said something rude to her.

2. How old is Sexton?
(a) 18.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 16.

3. How does Sexton feel when he first meets Didi?
(a) Upset.
(b) Leery.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Happy.

4. How does Sexton describe his life at the beginning of the book?
(a) Fruitless.
(b) Sad.
(c) Empty.
(d) Alone.

5. What is Sexton writing at the beginning of the book?
(a) A journal entry.
(b) An essay.
(c) A short story.
(d) A note.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do people call Hettie?

2. What does Sexton's mother feel like doing at the beginning of the book?

3. Where does Hettie wait for the girls at the beginning of the book?

4. What does the person threatening Sexton want from Didi?

5. What did Didi get great joy from while with Sexton?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sexton show his compassion when he sees Billy?

2. Why does Hettie think Sexton can show her where Didi is?

3. What does Didi say about her family when Sexton comments on a picture of them?

4. What brings Didi great joy when she gets to her apartment?

5. Why does Sexton's mother send him out of the house?

6. What does Sexton think is happening to Didi when she tells him who she is?

7. What does Didi tell Sexton she is?

8. What does Mrs. Robbins say happened to Didi's family?

9. Why do the girls get angry with Hettie?

10. What does Hettie want from Didi, and what is Didi's response to this?

(see the answer keys)

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