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

2. What does Jazz wear to the piano recital?
(a) A blue velvet dress.
(b) A bright purple mini-skirt and black sweater.
(c) A black slinky skirt and top.
(d) A stark white gown.

3. How does Antonia feel about helping Ram with the problem with his mom?
(a) Antonia is reluctant because she thinks she does not know enough.
(b) Antonia is scared to talk to Ram about his mom.
(c) Antonia is afraid of Ram and will not help him with his mom.
(d) Antonia is excited about talking to Ram about his mom.

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

5. When Jazz's friends see her playing the piano, what does Jazz worry about them thinking?
(a) That she is not talented.
(b) That she is crazy.
(c) That she is famous.
(d) That she is a geek.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jazz not want her friends to know she plays the piano?

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

3. What award was Define Normal a finalist for?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Usually, Antonia hates heavy metal music, but after her mother was hospitalized, she listened to it at Jazz's house. How did she feel about it?

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

5. Several times throughout the book, the term "ya-ya" is used with reference to Antonia. What is the significance of this term?

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

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

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

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

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

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