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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Miah's response when his father asks why he does not see Miah as often in Chapter 19?
(a) He has a lot of schoolwork, and it is quieter at his mother’s.
(b) He is often at school for basketball practice.
(c) He does not want to see his father.
(d) He is too busy with his new girlfriend.

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

3. What does Marion ask Ellie regarding her truancy?
(a) Why she hates math so much.
(b) How she could be so disobedient.
(c) Why Marion and Ellie's father deserved this.
(d) Why she dislikes her new school.

4. Why does Miah not tell Ellie who his parents are for so long?
(a) He is embarrassed.
(b) He does not like his parents.
(c) He keeps forgetting to bring it up.
(d) He wants her to like him for him and not his famous parents.

5. Miah feels that, although his father loves him, what does he love more?
(a) Fame.
(b) Money.
(c) Making movies.
(d) His new girlfriend.

6. Miah reminds Ellie that the only way the racism they encounter as a couple would go away would be when?
(a) If they are not together.
(b) The world changes its views.
(c) They are older.
(d) They move to another country.

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

8. In Part Two, Chapter 11, how does Ellie find Jeremiah in the hallway?
(a) Cleaning out his locker.
(b) Sitting on a bench reading a book.
(c) With his forehead pressed against a window.
(d) Sitting in a corner studying.

9. What does one woman mention, in Chapter 12, when Miah is introduced?
(a) How much she already knows about him.
(b) How much he looks like his father.
(c) How tall he is.
(d) How handsome he is.

10. What kind of literature did Miah and his mother read at the library, when he was little?
(a) Graphic novels.
(b) Non-fiction.
(c) Historical fiction.
(d) Poetry.

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

12. Where is Ellie when Anne finally calls?
(a) With Jeremiah.
(b) In the shower.
(c) Asleep.
(d) At school.

13. Of what does Ellie remind her mother regarding the holiday?
(a) They preferred it a small gathering and did not miss Susan and her family.
(b) They broke their fast at Wendy's.
(c) They celebrated with everyone at their synagogue.
(d) They forgot to fast.

14. In Part Two, Chapter 17, Miah’s father drives Miah where?
(a) Westchester.
(b) Harlem.
(c) The Upper West Side.
(d) East Hampton.

15. Who does Miah find in the living room of his father's home in Chapter 12?
(a) His father, Lois, and two other couples.
(b) His father and mother.
(c) Lois and another couple.
(d) His father and another gentleman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ellie explain to her mother that her skipping class was not the worst thing she could do?

2. What does Ellie tell Jeremiah about her name?

3. How do Jeremiah and Ellie end up in Central Park after they run into each other in the hallway?

4. How does Ellie remember the day she skipped math class?

5. What kind of memories does Miah have of coming to the library?

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