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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jeremiah partially hope the white kids at school will think about him?
(a) That he is on scholarship.
(b) That he is the writer Nelia Roselind's son.
(c) That he got accepted into the school because of his intelligence.
(d) That is is the famous Norman Roselind's son.

2. Why is Jeremiah transferred into Ellie's history class?
(a) He is missing a history credit.
(b) He had accidentally been placed in remedial history.
(c) It works better in his schedule.
(d) He did not get along with his previous teacher.

3. What does Jeremiah notice about Ellie?
(a) Her Star of David necklace.
(b) Her white skin.
(c) Her hair.
(d) The sweet sadness in her eyes.

4. When does Jeremiah feel uncomfortable about his skin color?
(a) When he sees commercials on television.
(b) When he steps out of his own community.
(c) When he is with his white friends.
(d) All the time.

5. What happens when Jeremiah and Ellie's shoulders touch in history class?
(a) They apologize.
(b) They begin to laugh.
(c) They stay that way the rest of class.
(d) They move away from each other quickly.

6. On what does Marion blame Ellie's desire to be on her own?
(a) Marion blames herself.
(b) Ellie's father is a bit of a recluse.
(c) The fact she had been born much later after her siblings and got used to being on her own.
(d) Ellie's shyness.

7. Jeremiah feels tears in his eyes for his parents, as the following day would have been which anniversary?
(a) Their 25th.
(b) Their 20th.
(c) Their 17th.
(d) Their 27th.

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

9. How does Jeremiah remember reacting to seeing his father with Lois Ann, prior to knowing about their affair?
(a) He smiled at them.
(b) He laughed at them.
(c) He frowned at them.
(d) He was curious about them.

10. What is the weather the day Ellie and Jeremiah first meet?
(a) Windy.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Sunny.

11. What does Ellie miss about her relationship with her father?
(a) How easy and honest is used to be.
(b) Their Sunday tradition of reading the New York Times.
(c) Their Sunday tradition of playing chess.
(d) Their morning walks together.

12. For what does Jeremiah cry at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) Ellie.
(b) For his mother.
(c) What is lost.
(d) Himself.

13. In Part One, Chapter 6, why does Ellie have her hand on the phone?
(a) She is about to call her mother.
(b) She is hoping Jeremiah will call.
(c) She thought she heard the phone ring.
(d) She is hoping her sister, Anne, will call her.

14. What about Jeremiah catches Ellie's eye?
(a) His skin color.
(b) His voice and good looks.
(c) He height.
(d) His expensive clothes.

15. Why does Anne call Ellie?
(a) To invite her to her commitment ceremony with her girlfriend, Stacey.
(b) That she wants Ellie to visit her in San Francisco.
(c) To tell her she is coming home for a visit.
(d) To invite her to live with her and attend school in California.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Carlton's response when Jeremiah asks what it is like being the kid of a biracial couple?

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

3. Jeremiah remembers flying on an airplane as a small child to visit his grandmother where?

4. When one of Jeremiah's white teammates starts annoying him, what does he wonder?

5. What does Jeremiah do towards Ellie at the end of Chapter 7?

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