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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. How could the main character's relationship with her mother best be described?
(a) Close.
(b) Affectionate.
(c) Cold.
(d) Volatile.

2. How do Chris and Anonymous's families react when they arrive at the airport?
(a) Anonymous's parents are angry, but Chris's parents are overjoyed.
(b) They are overjoyed to see them again.
(c) They are extremely upset with them for running away.
(d) Chris's parents are angry, but Anonymous's parents are overjoyed.

3. Why does the main character compare herself to Alice from Alice in Wonderland?
(a) They both explore a strange "new world."
(b) They are both isolated from others.
(c) They both have blond hair.
(d) Both of them have strange friends.

4. Why do the main character's parents start to lecture her in Part 3?
(a) She never cleans up after herself.
(b) She's acting and dressing "like a hippie."
(c) She never pays attention to her siblings.
(d) She stops going to church.

5. Why does the main character relate to Gerta?
(a) They are both interested in photography.
(b) They both belong to the Art Club.
(c) They both play soccer.
(d) They are both social outcasts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator consider doing in Part 1 in order to lose weight?

2. How does the narrator intend to keep the diary a secret from now on?

3. What is Beth's religious background?

4. How old is the narrator at the beginning of the story?

5. Why are Chris and Anonymous troubled by the students who frequent their shop?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the narrator upset about both her and Beth's summer arrangements?

2. Describe the narrator's first experiences at school in Part 2.

3. How do Anonymous's behavior and dress start to change in Part 3 and what does this signify?

4. What do Chris and Anonymous's parents think is the reason they decided to return home, and how do they react when they see them?

5. Why do you think Chris and Anonymous don't share the real reasons that they ran away to San Francisco?

6. Why does the narrator stop spending time with Beth, and what does she do as a result?

7. Why do Chris and the narrator decide to return home?

8. What kind of people hang out at Chris and Anonymous's boutique, and why does this disturb them?

9. How does the narrator feel about moving to a new place?

10. Compare and contrast how the narrator feels about each of her parents during Part 2.

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