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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Frannie say about the baby of the family?
(a) That she's still the baby for a little while longer.
(b) That the new baby will be a welcome change to the family.
(c) That there should be many more babies .
(d) That there shouldn't be another baby.

2. What is the first word Sean taught Frannie to sign?
(a) No.
(b) Now.
(c) Hungry.
(d) Drink.

3. What kind of store had been in the building that is now the church where Samantha's family attends?
(a) A laundromat.
(b) A candy story.
(c) A theater.
(d) A diner.

4. What is Rayray doing while Ms. Johnson is talking about writing a story?
(a) Scratching his name into his desk.
(b) Looking out the window.
(c) Writing.
(d) Reading a comic book.

5. How old does the new boy say he is when he's adopted?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

6. What is Trevor doing when Frannie and the new boy are walking into the school?
(a) Sitting on the ground
(b) Leaning against the fence.
(c) Making threatening gestures.
(d) Walking into the classroom.

7. What was Mama doing when she heard the news about the draft lottery?
(a) Frying chicken for dinner.
(b) Making a cake for their father's birthday.
(c) Frying bacon for breakfast.
(d) Making pancakes for Sean.

8. What does Samantha do when she realizes Frannie sees the hole in her mitten?
(a) Says she wonders how it happened.
(b) Says she tore it on the fence at school.
(c) Puts her hand in her pocket.
(d) Blushes.

9. What's Maribel's reaction when Ms. Johnson tells her to stop looking out the window?
(a) She slams a book onto her desk.
(b) She apologizes.
(c) She walks out of the room.
(d) She rolls her eyes.

10. Why do Frannie and Samantha walk so slowly on the way home that day?
(a) They want to talk.
(b) They are afraid of slipping on the ice.
(c) They are sharing a candy bar.
(d) They hope Rayray and the new boy will catch up with them.

11. What does Sean sign when Frannie gets in her mothers lap?
(a) You're too old for that.
(b) You'll hurt Mama.
(c) Big baby.
(d) You'll hurt the baby.

12. How many girls are in the group when one girl begins talking to Sean?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

13. What is Sean's reaction when a girl asks his name?
(a) He doesn't respond at all.
(b) He signs it.
(c) He writes it on a piece of paper.
(d) He tells Frannie to tell her.

14. What does Rayray say when he comes up to Frannie and the new boy after Trevor has fallen in the snow?
(a) He asks if they'll sit with him at lunchtime.
(b) He asks if they'll walk home with him after school.
(c) He says the new boy had no right to push Trevor.
(d) He asks if they're alright.

15. What is Sean wearing when he joins Mama and Frannie?
(a) Shorts and a tank top.
(b) Shorts.
(c) Blue pajamas.
(d) Jeans and a t-shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ms. Johnson say about writer's block?

2. What kind of hat does Frannie wear to church that Sunday?

3. What did Sean and Frannie share on the way home from the rec center?

4. Where is Frannie's dad when she gets up?

5. What are the smells Frannie associates with her grandmother?

(see the answer keys)

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