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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Antonia's mom gets a part-time job at what kind of establishment?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) An office.
(c) A salon.
(d) A hospital.

2. After the recital, what event does Jazz invite Antonia to?
(a) Jazz's bat mitzvah.
(b) Jazz's birthday swim party.
(c) Jazz's family's Thanksgiving dinner.
(d) Jazz's acceptance to Julliard.

3. What is the problem with Ram's mom?
(a) She gambles.
(b) She drinks.
(c) She smokes.
(d) She beats Ram.

4. During the piano recital, when does Jazz play?
(a) First.
(b) Last.
(c) Third.
(d) Fifth.

5. When Jazz and Antonia meet up for peer counseling, Jazz has a drawing on her scalp. Who did the drawing?
(a) Ram.
(b) Eeks.
(c) Antonia.
(d) Chuckie.

6. What do the Abeytas do for a living?
(a) The Abeytas are pastry chefs.
(b) The Abeytas are doctors.
(c) The Abeytas own a grocery.
(d) The Abeytas are in the restaurant business.

7. What does Antonia say about a lie?
(a) That a lie can make you feel better.
(b) That once a lie gets going, it keeps going until you believe it yourself.
(c) That once told, a lie can never be repeated.
(d) That a lie will destroy you.

8. What does Antonia's mom say when she sees the cake?
(a) Antonia's mom says that they can have cake if they eat all their dinner.
(b) Antonia's mom says that they should eat dessert first.
(c) Antonia's mom says that they should go to McDonalds and then have cake.
(d) Antonia's mom says that she hates German chocolate cake.

9. Why did Dr. DiLeo tell Antonia that she was counseling Jazz?
(a) Because Antonia would not have agree to counseling for herself.
(b) Because Jazz was so easy to be friends with that Dr. DiLeo knew they would hit it off.
(c) Because Jazz was suicidal and needed Antonia's help.
(d) Because Antonia needed experience in counseling for a college app.

10. What did Jazz's mother do when Jazz and her friends were hanging out at Ram's shed?
(a) Jazz's mother baked a big pan of cookies to take to 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 called the police on them.

11. When Jazz plays her favorite music, what memory does Antonia experience?
(a) The softball game during summer league at the ball park.
(b) A fight between her mother and her father.
(c) A picnic with her mother at Cherokee Reservoir.
(d) The birth of her little brother, Chuckie.

12. When Ram and Antonia are introduced, what does Ram say about Antonia?
(a) "She looks like something the cat dragged in."
(b) "She looks like a priss with a stick up her butt."
(c) "She looks like a babe to me."
(d) "She looks like an angel."

13. What teacher that Jazz despises comes into the auditorium and hears her playing?
(a) Mrs. Marsh.
(b) Mrs. Thornberg.
(c) Dr. DiLeo.
(d) Mrs. Bartoli.

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

15. Jazz and her friends play a game where they make fun of "them." Who does "them" refer to?
(a) Teachers, doctors, and ministers.
(b) Animal lovers, conservationists, and tree-huggers.
(c) Fatsoes, Zit-heads, and Buck-toothers.
(d) Jocks, straights, Jesus freaks, and prisses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jazz not like the dress she wears to the recital?

2. What does Mr. Luther do during the piano recital?

3. What promise does Antonia's mom make to her after returning from the hospital?

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

5. How does Antonia feel about going back to her own home when her mother is released from the hospital?

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