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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the sign that flashes into Frannie's head as she's watching Trevor, Rayray and the new boy?
(a) Jesus.
(b) School.
(c) Believe.
(d) Play.

3. What's the news Daddy shares that explains why Mama is tired?
(a) She's sitting up at night with a neighbor.
(b) Their grandmother is ill.
(c) Mama has cancer.
(d) There's a baby coming.

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

5. What happens when Frannie touches the surface of the tiny creek with her boot?
(a) The ice cracks.
(b) Her shoe gets wet.
(c) The ripples spread out and fade away.
(d) She slips and almost falls in.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Samantha spend most of her time when she's outside at school?

2. What's Frannie's chore after dinner?

3. What kind of shoes is the new boy wearing?

4. Why does Maribel say her mama was mad about the new boy's purchase the previous day?

5. How old was Sean when Frannie was born?

(see the answer key)

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