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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Antonia take her anger and frustration out on, while her mom is at the hospital?
(a) Karen.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Michael.
(d) Chuckie.

2. When Antonia goes to visit her mother for the first time since she was hospitalized, what does Antonia take to give to her mother?
(a) A bag of cookies.
(b) A vase of flowers.
(c) A stuffed teddy bear.
(d) A sack of clothes.

3. Why does Jazz not want her friends to know she plays the piano?
(a) She is afraid they will think she is a nerd.
(b) She is afraid they will come to the competition to see her.
(c) She is afraid they will spread rumors about her.
(d) She is afraid they will think she is a loser.

4. Why does Antonia think that she does not need to talk to Dr. DiLeo?
(a) Because Antonia thinks she has nothing to talk about.
(b) Because Antonia does not really like Dr. DiLeo.
(c) Because Antonia hired a professional psychiatrist for herself.
(d) Because Antonia has Jazz to talk to.

5. What figure is the "head art" on Jazz's scalp?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A chimpanzee.
(c) A bald eagle.
(d) A zebra.

6. What reason listed below is NOT a reason Jazz gives for being mean to her mother?
(a) Her mother will not let Jazz have a dog.
(b) Her mother hates Jazz's hair.
(c) Her mother hates Jazz's friends -- except Antonia.
(d) Her mother hates Jazz's clothes.

7. Where do Tillie and Luis Abeyta take the boys when Antonia claims to have a headache?
(a) The grocery store.
(b) The library.
(c) The social worker's office.
(d) Six Flags.

8. Which of the DIllon children is most reluctant to go home?
(a) Jazz.
(b) Antonia.
(c) Michael.
(d) Chuckie.

9. When Jazz worries that her performance was not good enough, Antonia realizes something about Jazz. What kind of person is Jazz?
(a) A slob.
(b) An obsessive-compulsive.
(c) A perfectionist.
(d) A slanderer.

10. What does Jazz's piano teacher look like?
(a) He is short and slender with a gorgeous red beard.
(b) He is broad and muscular with dark hair.
(c) He is heavy-set with brown hair and green eyes.
(d) He is tall and thin with a shaggy blond ponytail.

11. Tillie says their empty house feels like what?
(a) Outer space.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Silence.
(d) Darkness.

12. What did Jazz's mother do when Jazz and her friends were hanging out at Ram's shed?
(a) Jazz's mother called the police on them.
(b) Jazz's mother planned a surprise party for Jazz when she got home.
(c) Jazz's mother called for pizza delivery to the shed.
(d) Jazz's mother baked a big pan of cookies to take to them.

13. What kind of piano music is causing Jazz problems as she prepares for the competition?
(a) The waltz.
(b) The mazurka.
(c) The minuet.
(d) The polonaise.

14. What does Antonia think about the dress that Jazz is supposed to wear to the competition?
(a) She imagines that it would be prettier in green.
(b) She thinks Jazz should burn it.
(c) She decides they can re-fashion it to make it more like Jazz's style.
(d) She hopes Jazz will give it to her.

15. Why does Jazz not like the dress she wears to the recital?
(a) She feels the velvet gets crushed too easily when she sits on the piano bench.
(b) She feels it clashes with her eyes.
(c) She feels it makes her look like a priss.
(d) She feels the sash is too tight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jazz think her parents talk about at the country club?

2. How does Mrs. Luther react when she hears Jazz playing in the school auditorium?

3. What is the problem with Ram's mom?

4. Jazz feels about the polonaise like Antonia feels about what?

5. What group does Antonia ask Jazz to join with her?

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