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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. Why does Gerald break Angel's bed?
(a) So Jordan will be busy fixing it.
(b) So she won't sleep alone.
(c) So she can get a new one.
(d) So it will be noisy if something happens.

2. What does Gerald find in the garage on his birthday?
(a) A go cart.
(b) A book case.
(c) A bike.
(d) A sewing machine.

3. Why does Gerald's aunt give him his big present a day before his birthday?
(a) To give him a way to escape if he needs to.
(b) To cheer him up about having to see his mother.
(c) To see his smile before she has to share it.
(d) To make sure it is a big surprise.

4. How does Gerald's aunt find out about the accident with Gerald's wheelchair creation?
(a) A neighbor yells at her.
(b) She watches it happen.
(c) Gerald tells her.
(d) A police man tells her.

5. What does Gerald refuse to do at first on his birthday when his mother is there?
(a) Look anyone in the eye.
(b) Get out of bed.
(c) Touch his mother.
(d) Speak.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Gerald's sister not live with her mother most of her life?

2. Why is Angel sent to the neighbor's house?

3. What is Aunt Queen thinking of right before she faints?

4. What promise does Gerald make to his aunt after an accident?

5. What does Angel say she never had where she grew up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Angel say when Gerald offers to bring a Christmas tree home?

2. What makes Aunt Queen so mad about the go cart accident?

3. What makes Gerald think that Jordan is sexually abusing Angel?

4. When does Gerald hide behind the couch, and why?

5. What does Gerald do to improve the wheelchair ramp, and why?

6. Why do people doubt Aunt Queen's ability to care for Gerald?

7. What does Gerald say his duty in life is after Aunt Queen dies?

8. What does Gerald get for his eighth birthday?

9. Why is Gerald wearing dirty pants at the beginning of the book?

10. How does Angel come to relax around Aunt Queen?

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