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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Frannie's sister named Lila?

2. What can Frannie smell from the cafeteria?

3. What does he do with what he pulls from his pocket?

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

5. What is the name of the church Samantha's family attends?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frannie say about her hair and her mother's one attempt to change it?

2. What is the game Sean and Frannie sometimes play about sounds and give one example of their game.

3. What does Frannie say about miracles and what is the miracle that happens in her own life?

4. What does Frannie argue when Samantha says that Jesus might have chosen to come to Price at this time because there's a war going on?

5. What are some of the things Frannie says she would ask Jesus if she met Him?

6. What does Frannie say about how quickly she's growing up?

7. What does Frannie say about Trevor's appearance and what this means about his ethnicity?

8. What does the new boy reveal about himself, where his family had been prior to his arrival at Price, and why he'd moved to Price?

9. Describe the conversation between Frannie and the girls who are watching Sean play basketball.

10. What does Frannie say about Trevor's reputation and the way other children felt about him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the various members of Frannie's family, including her parents and grandmother. Which family member is she closest to? Why? What is her relationship with the other members of the family?

Essay Topic 2

What is the reaction of the class when the new boy first arrives? Why do they react in this way? What happens to make him become more accepted?

Essay Topic 3

What are the major differences between Samantha's family and Frannie's family? Are these differences important to the girls' friendship? Are they friends despite these differences or because of them?

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