2. 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.

3. What does Frannie's father do for a living?
(a) Drives a truck.
(b) Teaches school.
(c) Organizes meetings and events.
(d) Teaches teachers about new methods.

4. What does Frannie do as she and Sean step out of the rec center into the snow?
(a) Waves to some friends.
(b) Pushes Sean.
(c) Catches snowflakes.
(d) Starts to run.

5. What is the name of the school Sean attends?
(a) Peake.
(b) Daffodil.
(c) Starship.
(d) Casey.

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

7. What does Trevor ask the new boy when the boy doesn't say what his name is?
(a) Are you deaf?
(b) Why aren't you talking?
(c) Are you stupid?
(d) Talk or I'll hit you!

8. What has Frannie written below her name on her notebook?
(a) The day's assignments.
(b) Her brother's name.
(c) Her wish for something new to happen.
(d) The date.

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

10. What does Frannie say about the sky as they're walking home that day?
(a) There's too much smog to see the sky.
(b) It's clear and crisp.
(c) There are dark clouds.
(d) It's already dark with no stars.

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

12. What is it the reaction of the class when the new boy speaks?
(a) They catch their breaths.
(b) They don't react at all.
(c) They become very quiet.
(d) They laugh.

13. Why does Maribel say the new boy should be on the other side of the highway?
(a) Because he's rich.
(b) Because he's not very smart.
(c) Because he's white.
(d) Because he's poor.

14. What does Mama say when Frannie says that she feels as if the world is slipping away from her?
(a) That it's growing pains.
(b) That everyone feels that.
(c) That she shouldn't feel that way.
(d) That she should pray about it.

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