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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ellie finally call her mother, "Ma"?
(a) Ellie's father says she should stop calling her mother Marion.
(b) She is tired of calling her Marion.
(c) Her mother threatens to ground her if she continues to call her Marion.
(d) Marion finally calls Ellie by her nickname.

2. What excuse does Miah give when his father asks him to join them in the living room in Chapter 12?
(a) He has errands to run.
(b) He has homework to do.
(c) He is not feeling well.
(d) He is starving.

3. When does Jeremiah run into Carlton in Chapter 8?
(a) At Brooklyn Tech.
(b) On the bus.
(c) On the subway.
(d) On his way home from school.

4. Part Two, Chapter 25 is part of the poem that Miah’s mother used to recite to him and begins with, “And if you come I will be silent” and ends how?
(a) “And the rich earth between us shall drink our tears."
(b) “And the heavens will open up and shed her tears.”
(c) “And the rich earth will keep us warm.”
(d) “And God will see our tears.”

5. Why does Susan call in Chapter 13?
(a) To apologize for not making it home for Yom Kippur.
(b) To see what is going on with Anne.
(c) To check in on Ellie and her new school.
(d) To gush about her children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jeremiah realize about the girl he had met that upsets him?

2. How does Jeremiah feel now that his parents are separated?

3. What is Ellie's first reaction to Miah's apartment?

4. How does Ellie feel about being a loner?

5. What about Miah makes Ellie work harder in school?

(see the answer key)

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