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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The name Fresno is Spanish for what word?
(a) Dry land.
(b) The ash tree.
(c) Flowing waters.
(d) Strong sun.

2. Scott became Kristina's stepfather when she was how old?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 11.

3. What are the names of Kristina's two youngest sons?
(a) Roger and Ralph.
(b) Donald and David.
(c) John and Jack.
(d) Bert and Brett.

4. What is the name of Summer's boyfriend's best friend?
(a) Ron.
(b) John.
(c) Matt.
(d) Kyle.

5. Brendan is a veteran of what war?
(a) United States and Mexico.
(b) United States and Vietnam.
(c) United States and Iraq.
(d) United States and Afghanistan.

6. Of Kristina's three eldest children, who is the one who sees both her mother and father regularly in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Brendan.
(c) Hunter.
(d) Summer.

7. Summer suffered abuse at the hands of her father's girlfriend named what when she was just a small child?
(a) Jen.
(b) Mary.
(c) Beth.
(d) Zoe.

8. What is the name of Kristina's stepfather?
(a) Trey.
(b) Brendan.
(c) Scott.
(d) Hunter.

9. Hunter has a radio remote show from the game between UNR and what team in the novel?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Texas A&M.
(c) Boise State.
(d) Stanford University.

10. Summer tells Kyle that she was raped by whom in the novel?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) A priest.
(c) A social worker.
(d) A foster father.

11. Kristina's mother flies to __________ to care for Kristina after she is beat up by her boyfriend.
(a) Chicago.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Minneapolis.

12. Hunter's mother claims that his father _________.
(a) Raped her.
(b) Entered the priesthood.
(c) Shot a policeman.
(d) Bombed a building.

13. What word refers to any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided?
(a) Protagonist.
(b) Catalyst.
(c) Hero.
(d) Pariah.

14. Who is sympathetic to Summer's ordeal and the cut on her face?
(a) Hunter.
(b) Kyle.
(c) Nikki.
(d) Trey.

15. Summer's father used to be a crank addict but now is simply what, in the beginning of the novel?
(a) A banker.
(b) A veteran.
(c) A junkie.
(d) An alcoholic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Trey's sister who raises his daughter?

2. How old is Ashante in the novel?

3. What is the name of Summer's boyfriend?

4. What is Kristina's last name in the novel?

5. The San Joaquin Valley extends from the Sacramento - San Joaquin River Delta in the north to ________ in the south.

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