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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 is Anonymous upset about Roger at the beginning of Part 1?
(a) He won't take drugs with her.
(b) He cheated on her with another girl from school.
(c) He dismissed her.
(d) He told her she was ugly.

2. What is first major event for the narrator in Part 2?
(a) She gets a new car.
(b) She moves into her new home.
(c) She skips school with some new friends.
(d) She gets expelled from school.

3. Why does Anonymous leave her first job in San Francisco?
(a) She gets fired.
(b) Her boss doesn't treat her well.
(c) She doesn't receive her paycheck when she is supposed to.
(d) She is inspired by Chris's better job.

4. Where does the narrator live in Part 1?
(a) Portland, Oregon.
(b) The exact setting is not revealed.
(c) Los Angeles, California.
(d) San Francisco, California.

5. At the end of Part 1, the narrator's mood could best be described as:
(a) Excited.
(b) Worried.
(c) Calm.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Beth's religious background?

2. What is the name of the first friend that the narrator makes at school in Part 2?

3. What Beatles's song makes Alice upset in Part 4?

4. When the narrator returns to school, why doesn't she spend time with Beth?

5. What was the "trigger" for the narrator's decision to move away with Chris?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the main character want to lose her virginity to Roger?

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

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

4. Describe Chris and Anonymous's contrasting experiences with jobs after they arrive in San Francisco.

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

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

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

8. What Christmas carol lyric does Anonymous relate to at the end of Part 4, and why is this important?

9. What does the narrator start to have visions of in Part 3, and why are these visions significant?

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

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