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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the new boy have wrapped around his finger when Trevor begins talking to him?
(a) A piece of copper wire.
(b) A string from a yo-yo.
(c) Red licorice.
(d) The chain he's wearing around his neck.

2. What does Frannie feel while she's sitting in Mama's lap?
(a) The fear that something will happen to Mama.
(b) The fear that something will happen to the baby.
(c) The fear of the coming changes.
(d) A foot kick at her.

3. What does Frannie say that each moment is?
(a) A thing with feathers.
(b) A piece of time
(c) Something to cherish.
(d) A bridge to something new.

4. Who lets Frannie know that Samantha has arrived?
(a) Sean.
(b) Samantha's father.
(c) Frannie's mother.
(d) The doorman.

5. Who waves back when the new boy waves at Frannie?
(a) Maribel.
(b) Samantha.
(c) All three girls.
(d) Frannie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Frannie sit when her grandmother sits on the couch?

2. Why do Frannie and Samantha walk so slowly on the way home that day?

3. What is the question Samantha says she's been wanting to ask Frannie?

4. How many girls are in the group when one girl begins talking to Sean?

5. What had been Samantha's reaction when Frannie showed her the pock scars on her hand?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frannie say about her mother's rule regarding sugar and what does she do to break that rule? What are the consequences?

2. Describe what had happened when Frannie was at Samantha's for dinner and asked for chicken.

3. Describe what happens when Trevor begins harassing the new boy again on Monday.

4. Describe the conversation that takes place after Sean arrives home from school.

5. Describe Grandma's attitude about sign language, how she communicates with Sean and what Frannie thinks about it.

6. Describe the one fight Frannie says she's had.

7. What does the new boy ask when Ms. Johnson tells the class to write about an important day in their lives?

8. What are some of the things Frannie writes on her paper as part of her assignment in chapter eighteen?

9. What does Frannie think she might do on the Saturday she's planning to go to the rec center, and why does she hope Samantha might go with her?

10. What does Sean explain to Frannie about the bridges and what they mean for his ability to talk to hearing girls?

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