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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 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 an angel."
(d) "She looks like a babe to me."

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

3. What kind of cake did Tillie help Jazz make for her mother?
(a) Italian cream.
(b) White with strawberry icing.
(c) German chocolate.
(d) Angel food.

4. Antonia tells Jazz that if the money really does not matter, Jazz can give it to Antonia when she wins. What would Antonia do with it?
(a) Antonia would use it to buy her mother some flowers.
(b) Antonia would use it to paint their house so it does not look run down.
(c) Antonia would use it to buy a new wardrobe.
(d) Antonia would use it to buy her brothers new bicycles.

5. 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 does not really like Dr. DiLeo.
(d) Because Antonia hired a professional psychiatrist for herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Antonia's favorite soft drink?

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

3. Why does Jazz say she is grounded?

4. When Karen asks Antonia what she wanted to do for a career, what does Antonia reply?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain Antonia's reaction to Karen.

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

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

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

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

7. As nice as the Abeytas are, how does Antonia feel about staying at their house?

8. What does Mrs. Luther threaten to do if Jazz quits the piano, and how does this threat affect Jazz?

9. Why does Jazz skip the competition and quit the piano?

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

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