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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. 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 vase of flowers.
(b) A sack of clothes.
(c) A stuffed teddy bear.
(d) A bag of cookies.

2. Why does Jazz feel guilty about her relationship with friends?
(a) Jazz feels guilty because she secretly makes fun of the people she hangs with.
(b) Jazz feels guilty because she does not really like those friends and wants to get away from them.
(c) Jazz feels guilty because she is hiding something from her friends and they think she does not trust them.
(d) Jazz feels guilty because she thinks she does not deserve friends.

3. 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 she hates German chocolate cake.
(d) Antonia's mom says that they should go to McDonalds and then have cake.

4. After Antonia has seen her mother in the hospital, what does she think about her mother's condition?
(a) Antonia thinks that her mother is doped up like a zombie.
(b) Antonia thinks that her mother is well enough to come home.
(c) Antonia thinks that her mother has made significant improvement.
(d) Antonia thinks that her mother has gained a lot of weight.

5. Jazz's friends make fun of the shoes that Antonia wears. What kind of shoes are they?
(a) Ballet flats.
(b) Nikes.
(c) Penny loafers.
(d) Ankle boots.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jazz jokes back with Antonia about her foster parents and asks if they make her eat a certain food. What is that food?

2. What do the Abeytas do for a living?

3. What kind of piano music is causing Jazz problems as she prepares for the competition?

4. When Jazz plays her favorite music, what memory does Antonia experience?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the last thing that Antonia's father said to her?

2. How does Antonia and her family get money to live on?

3. Explain why Antonia tells Jazz that her foster family are ugly, evil little gones who keep them locked up?

4. Who is Ram and why is he important to the story?

5. What does Jazz say about the definition of a dream?

6. Explain Dr. DiLeo's pairing up of Antonia and Jazz. Who was counseling who and what was the ultimate result?

7. How does Mrs. Marsh impact the lives of the Dillon children?

8. Why does Jazz give-in and go to her piano recital dressed in the blue velvet dress?

9. Explain why Jazz never wants to play the polonaise again.

10. Why has Karen chosen to go into social work, and what is it about her that gives Antonia hope?

(see the answer keys)

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