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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. What is wrong with Antonia's mother?
(a) Antonia's mother has a heart condition.
(b) Antonia's mother is severely anemic.
(c) Antonia's mother suffers from clinical depression.
(d) Antonia's mother has cancer.

2. How long ago did Antonia's father leave?
(a) Ten years ago.
(b) Five years ago.
(c) Three years ago.
(d) Eight years ago.

3. What award was Define Normal a finalist for?
(a) The National Book Award.
(b) A Pulitzer Prize.
(c) A Young Reader's Rite of Passage Award.
(d) The New York Times Bestseller List.

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

5. What does Jazz think about Antonia's brothers?
(a) Jazz thinks Antonia's brothers are sweet and fun to be around.
(b) Jazz thinks Antonia's brothers are talented artists.
(c) Jazz thinks Antonia's brothers are cissies.
(d) Jazz thinks Antonia's brothers are mean and spiteful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jazz say she is grounded?

2. What is the dress like that Jazz's mother bought for her to wear to the competition?

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

4. What does Jazz do to Gregoire after he says she should look presentable for the competition?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What memory comes back to Antonia when she hears Jazz play "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Fawn"?

2. Why does Jazz think Antonia might not want to be seen with her?

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

4. How does Antonia describe her sense of isolation and loneliness after seeing her mother in the hospital?

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

6. Why does Jazz feel guilty about her friends hearing her play?

7. Why does Jazz's mother call the police on Jazz and her friends?

8. Describe the Abeytas and their importance to the story.

9. Explain Antonia's reaction to Karen.

10. What impact does Antonia's first visit to see her mother in the hospital have on her?

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