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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what is Ellie looking when she bumps into Jeremiah?
(a) Another student.
(b) Her class schedule.
(c) Her cell phone.
(d) Herself in a mirror.

2. What does Jeremiah hear that makes him feel that the whole world is pointing at him and laughing?
(a) Someone screaming.
(b) Screeching tires.
(c) Glass breaking.
(d) Someone laughing.

3. How does Ellie feel about being a loner?
(a) At times she wishes she was like other girls but is usually content on her own.
(b) She does not consider herself a loner.
(c) She is always happiest on her own.
(d) She wishes she was like other girls, holding hands.

4. When had Jeremiah's mother who was a published writer, stop writing?
(a) When his father left.
(b) When she returned to teaching and lecturing full time.
(c) When she had earned enough to live off of the books she had written.
(d) When she was pregnant with Jeremiah.

5. How long is Marion gone the first time she leaves her family?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 3 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jeremiah’s father call him, because he is Black?

2. How long ago had Jeremiah's grandmother died?

3. How does Anne respond when Ellie mentions that Jeremiah is Black?

4. Why is Ellie's father absent from dinner, as usual?

5. How can Jeremiah tell he is Black?

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