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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does Kristina have?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 0.

2. How old is Ashante in the novel?
(a) 16.
(b) 3.
(c) 14.
(d) 7.

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

4. In California, Fresno is the county seat of __________.
(a) Fresno County.
(b) Yosemite County.
(c) Sequoia County.
(d) Mammoth County.

5. What is the name of Cora's teacher?
(a) Larry.
(b) Lester.
(c) Luke.
(d) Liam.

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

7. Where does Hunter attend college?
(a) Evergreen State.
(b) Loyola University.
(c) University of Nevada, Reno.
(d) Cal State Berkeley.

8. Who shares the foster home in which Summer lives in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 4 girls.
(b) 3 boys.
(c) 1 boy.
(d) 2 girls.

9. What is the name of Kristina's biological mother?
(a) Cythia Randolph.
(b) Cora Shepherd.
(c) Autumn Shepherd.
(d) Marie Haskins.

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

11. What is Autumn's father in prison for in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Assault with a deadly weapon.
(b) Arson.
(c) Drug trafficing.
(d) Grand theft auto.

12. What is Kristina's last name in the novel?
(a) Fox.
(b) Shepherd.
(c) Snow.
(d) Moss.

13. Where does Summer live when she is introduced in the novel?
(a) Idaho.
(b) California.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Oregon.

14. What character in the novel is highly intelligent and enrolled in advanced academic classes in school?
(a) Summer.
(b) Scott.
(c) Brendan.
(d) Autumn.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Trey Shepherd's sister?

2. What is the name of Hunter's girlfriend?

3. Whose mother in the novel died while driving under the influence?

4. What refers to the existing order of things; present customs, practices, and power relations?

5. What is the name of Autumn's aunt with whom she lives?

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