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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15: Heartbreak.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the author say he felt the stigma of being poor more acutely?
(a) Because he did not have a father.
(b) Because his house was in need of repair.
(c) Because his clothes were dirty.
(d) Because most of the kids at school were rich.

2. What does the author say happened every time an instrument touched Maranda during her surgery?
(a) Her toes moved.
(b) Her blood pressure dropped.
(c) Her fingers moved.
(d) She started to bleed.

3. What does the author say was an embarrassing and painful experience at Hunter Junior High?
(a) Eating lunch.
(b) Learning about General Custer.
(c) Capping.
(d) Gym class.

4. What did Candy's family think was strange about her new church in "A Serious Step"?
(a) It embraced classical music.
(b) It forbade the drinking of alcohol.
(c) It met on Saturday.
(d) It offered weekly Bible classes.

5. How long did Maranda's hemispherectomy take in "Heartbreak"?
(a) Twenty hours.
(b) Three hours.
(c) Ten hours.
(d) Five hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What significant sign of recovery did Maranda show after her hemispherectomy?

2. What object of the author's did a ninth grader in "A Boy's Big Problem" say had been through four world wars?

3. What did the author begin to do, in tenth grade, instead of coming home after school?

4. Which of Candy's three college majors does the author say she eventually dropped?

5. In "A Serious Step," who helped the author get a summer job at Sennet Steel?

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