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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Trevor absent on the second day after the new boy arrives?
(a) His mother won't send him to school with a white boy.
(b) He's in trouble with the law.
(c) He's skipped.
(d) He broke his arm.

2. Which street does Samantha take when the girls reach the corner where they go separate ways?
(a) Johnson Avenue.
(b) Price Lane.
(c) North 24th Street.
(d) Eastbay Road.

3. What is Frannie's reaction when her father takes her hand?
(a) She lets herself fall back so that he catches her.
(b) She pulls away.
(c) She grasps his arm with her other hand as well.
(d) She knows she's too big to hold hands but lets him.

4. Where does the new boy say he learned to sign?
(a) His father was deaf.
(b) He doesn't remember.
(c) His mother was deaf.
(d) He attended the Daffodil school.

5. What is Daddy's answer when he's asked to name the prettiest place he's ever seen?
(a) His own neighborhood.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) California.

6. What's Sean's response when Daddy says he's to wash the dishes?
(a) That he has too much homework.
(b) That he doesn't want to wash.
(c) That he doesn't mind.
(d) That he shouldn't have to cook and wash.

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

8. 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 wouldn't notice that he's white.
(d) That they would call him Jesus.

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

10. What is noteworthy about the new boy's father?
(a) He's black.
(b) He's very tall.
(c) He's very old.
(d) He's very young.

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

12. What dose the new boy say to Rayray and Trevor in sign language?
(a) Leave me alone
(b) No, I'm not deaf.
(c) Why are you so mean?
(d) Are you stupid?

13. Why doesn't Sean attend the same school as Frannie?
(a) His school is for students with special needs.
(b) He's older.
(c) He's younger.
(d) He has been in trouble with the law.

14. What is the feature Frannie most wants from her father?
(a) His long legs.
(b) His laugh.
(c) His even teeth.
(d) His hair.

15. What color is the rec center?
(a) Grey.
(b) Blue.
(c) A lot of different colors.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Frannie usually wear her hair?

2. What is Frannie's thought when the boy speaks?

3. What does Frannie say she always smells in the rec center?

4. Where does Daddy and Frannie go together that Saturday?

5. What does Mrs. Johnson say the new boy's name is?

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