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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many days do Amma and Belinda stay home sick when they are struck with the same malady at once?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 6.

2. What type of transportation does Amma use on the day she decides to skip school in Chapter 29?
(a) Bicycle.
(b) Train.
(c) Car.
(d) Moped.

3. What two actions does Mary only half-jokingly tell Belinda are her favorite things to do?
(a) Eat and sleep.
(b) Use puns and tell jokes.
(c) Play rough and tease.
(d) Live and learn.

4. When Amma gets Belinda to dance, Amma mentally remarks that which part of her body feels wider?
(a) Her hips.
(b) Her smile.
(c) Her head.
(d) Her chest.

5. Whose story is being narrated when the reader learns of Mary's death?
(a) Amma's.
(b) Belinda's.
(c) Nana's.
(d) Aunty's.

6. When Belinda first meets Helena, she mentally refers to her in connection with which physical attribute?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her clothes.
(c) Her freckles.
(d) Her hair.

7. Just before Belinda goes upstairs to make up with Amma in Chapter 28, what task does she complete?
(a) She does the laundry.
(b) She cooks a meal.
(c) She mops the floor.
(d) She polishes the silver.

8. What television show do Belinda, Aunty, and Uncle watch together at the end of Chapter 34?
(a) The Facts of Life.
(b) Silver Spoons.
(c) A Different World.
(d) The Cosby Show.

9. Mary is upset when Belinda waits how many days after the party to call her at Aunty and Uncle's house?
(a) 2.
(b) 7,
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

10. What aspect of Amma's appearance does Belinda consider "prettier and prettier" (126) as time goes on?
(a) Her curly hair.
(b) The gap between her front teeth.
(c) The smoothness of her skin.
(d) Her slender neck.

11. What adjective does Belinda mentally use to describe the promise Nana forcibly elicits from her?
(a) Easy.
(b) Kind.
(c) Impossible.
(d) Difficult.

12. What form of transportation do Amma and Belinda usually take when Amma accompanies Belinda to Abacus College?
(a) Bicycle.
(b) Walking.
(c) Bus.
(d) Train.

13. When Belinda tells Mary the words she will use to tell Amma about Mary, what is NOT a word Belinda uses?
(a) Clever.
(b) Special.
(c) Nice.
(d) Pretty.

14. What advice does Belinda give to Amma in Chapter 28?
(a) She tells Amma to wait a few years until Amma is sure.
(b) She tells Amma not to tell Nana that she is gay.
(c) She tells Amma to write Nana a letter telling her that she is gay.
(d) She tells Amma to tell Nana that she is gay.

15. What gift does Amma give to her mother Nana in Chapter 17, greatly surprising Nana?
(a) A framed photograph.
(b) A framed painting.
(c) A framed drawing.
(d) A framed collage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two characters do not speak to one another at all during the span between Chapters 24 and 25?

2. Who calls Nana to tell her the bad news about Mary?

3. What event at school does Belinda miss after she finds out the bad news about Mary?

4. What kind of vehicle runs over and kills Mary?

5. In what location does Amma meet Roisin in Chapter 26?

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