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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Frannie sit down across from?
(a) Trevor.
(b) The new boy.
(c) Maribel Tanks.
(d) Samantha.

2. When do Frannie's mom and dad begin attending church?
(a) They've always attended.
(b) When they married.
(c) After they discovered that Sean was deaf.
(d) After Lila's death.

3. What sound does Frannie hear from the new boy when he sits down?
(a) A giggle.
(b) A sigh.
(c) A sob.
(d) A cry of pain.

4. What does the boy say his father had promised about people on this side of the highway?
(a) That they would teach him to fit in.
(b) That they would be nice.
(c) That they would call him Jesus.
(d) That they wouldn't notice that he's white.

5. What does Mama say about the poem when Frannie tells her about it?
(a) That it's silly.
(b) That it means she should be looking foward.
(c) That there's an important lesson but she's not sure what that is.
(d) That Frannie shouldn't waste her time with poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frannie note about the front of her turtleneck sweater?

2. Where is the church Frannie's parents attend?

3. Why was Frannie's sister named Lila?

4. What does Mama say when Frannie says that she feels as if the world is slipping away from her?

5. What is Rayray's real name?

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