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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time is it when Marilyn sends Hannah upstairs to bed in Chapter 12?
(a) 9:05.
(b) Around 9.
(c) 8:15.
(d) Just past 8.

2. What time did James take Nath to the airport when Nath flew to Harvard?
(a) 5 a.m.
(b) 5:30 a.m.
(c) 6:00 a.m.
(d) 4:30 a.m.

3. What did James give Lydia as an early birthday present?
(a) Gold heart necklace.
(b) Book.
(c) Movie tickets.
(d) Silver heart necklace.

4. Who pushes Nath into the water in Chapter 12?
(a) Jack.
(b) Jack's dog.
(c) James.
(d) Hannah.

5. What did Hannah think about Lydia at the end of Chapter 9?
(a) That Lydia was pleased with her brithday.
(b) That Lydia was balanced on a dangerous, high-up ledge.
(c) That Lydia was happy.
(d) That Lydia wasn't letting the failed test upset her.

6. What does Hannah see when she comes down in the morning in Chapter 12?
(a) Jack and his dog heading for the lake.
(b) The milkman.
(c) The newspaper boy.
(d) Her mother and father walking.

7. When did the girls quit asking Lydia to go to birthday parties or other activities?
(a) Second grade.
(b) Kindergarten.
(c) Third Grade.
(d) Fourth grade.

8. When did snow fall on Miami?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1976.

9. In Chapter 7, what grade did Lydia get on a physics text?
(a) 100.
(b) 55.
(c) 64.
(d) 95.

10. What did James hear when he came home at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Nath's music.
(b) The television.
(c) Silence.
(d) The radio playing.

11. When James uses the Chinese words to describe the food Louisa offers him in Chapter 8, how long has it been since he has said a word in Chinese?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 3 months.

12. In Chapter 8, what did Nath do after his father told Nath that he didn't know anything about Lydia's life?
(a) Punched the counter.
(b) Threw food.
(c) Punched his dad.
(d) Kicked a door.

13. What did Lydia do when she came home after failing the test for her learner's permit that nearly made Hannah duck behind Nath?
(a) Frowned.
(b) Smiled falsely.
(c) Yelled.
(d) Stomped upstairs.

14. When was Nath going to visit Harvard in Chapter 9?
(a) May 15 to May 19.
(b) April 29 to May 2.
(c) May 1 to May 4.
(d) April 12 to April 16.

15. When did Jack start to teach Lydia to drive?
(a) February.
(b) March.
(c) May.
(d) April.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day was Lydia's birthday?

2. What type of tea did Marilyn drink at breakfast the morning Nath flew to Harvard?

3. What does Marilyn find in Chapter 10 when she starts to tear apart Lydia's room?

4. In Chapter 7 during Christmas break, how many days does Marilyn spend going over physics with Lydia?

5. What did Nath want for his 14th birthday?

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