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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. What band was Kerry Gifford running the sound for when he died?
(a) Crack Horse Quartet.
(b) Bikini.
(c) Shooting Star.
(d) Clod.

2. In what way did Mia's father say that Gramps had exerted pressure on him to change his life?
(a) By loaning him money.
(b) By giving him a job.
(c) By blackmailing him.
(d) By showing him what a father is.

3. What is the name of the summer music camp that Kim suggested Mia go to?
(a) Tomar Ram Conservatory.
(b) Franklin Valley Conservatory.
(c) Adam Goldstein Conservatory.
(d) Mason Gross Conservatory.

4. What song did they close Kerry's funeral with?
(a) "Wind Beneath My Wings."
(b) "Tomorrow Never Comes."
(c) "Blackbird."
(d) "Stairway to Heaven."

5. Who is Mia's cousin that wears a bright orange jacket for hiking in the woods?
(a) Heather.
(b) Mary.
(c) Anna.
(d) Willow.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how many students attended the music summer camp that Mia went to?

2. Into what genre does Kim consider Adam's band to fall?

3. Who was Mia's trombonist friend at conservatory camp?

4. Where did Kim tell Mia she wanted to live and have normal parents after Mia's fight with Adam?

5. What did Gramps tell Mia that her father did when he was about ten years old?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main emotion that Mia describes expressing after her discovery of Teddy's death?

2. Why does Brooke Vega come to the hospital?

3. Why does Adam's plan to see Mia fail?

4. How old was Mia when she decided to quit playing cello? Why did she decide to quit?

5. How is the setting of Franklin Valley Conservatory described?

6. What is the significance of "Waiting for Vengeance"?

7. How is Great-Aunt Glo's funeral described?

8. Who is Mr. Dunlap and what is his role in the novel?

9. Why was Mia's mother upset about Kerry Gifford's funeral?

10. How does Mia describe her experiences at Franklin Valley Conservatory?

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