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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Whose opinion does Miah wonder about regarding his parents' separation?
(a) Ellie’s.
(b) His mother’s.
(c) Carlton’s.
(d) His deceased grandmother's.

4. In Chapter 12, what does Miah’s father want him to do?
(a) Make dinner.
(b) Sit on the couch to chat with him.
(c) Go to his room to study.
(d) Meet some people.

5. How does Ellie feel about the ability of her and her mother to grow close?
(a) The time has passed for them to grow close.
(b) With the help of a therapist, Ellie thinks they can grow close.
(c) Ellie has never had trust issues with her mother.
(d) With time, she is hopeful they can mend their relationship.

6. In Chapter 11, what does Jeremiah tell Ellie to call him?
(a) My man.
(b) Jeremy.
(c) Miah.
(d) Miah-man.

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

8. What brings Ellie to Brooklyn for the first time with Miah?
(a) Miah has a basketball game.
(b) Miah wants to show her Grand Army Plaza.
(c) They are studying at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
(d) His mother is cooking them dinner.

9. What can Ellie not believe about Brooklyn?
(a) How far away it is.
(b) How many trees there are.
(c) How close it is.
(d) How different it is.

10. What does Ellie tell Jeremiah about her name?
(a) She wishes she could legally change her name.
(b) She wishes more people would call her Elisha.
(c) She was given the same name as her grandmother.
(d) Her name is Elisha, but she prefers Ellie.

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

12. How do Jeremiah and Ellie end up in Central Park after they run into each other in the hallway?
(a) They go on a field trip.
(b) They go to the park during their lunch period.
(c) They go to the park after school.
(d) They decide to skip school.

13. 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 gush about her children.
(d) To check in on Ellie and her new school.

14. What does Ellie think to herself regarding her relationship with Jeremiah at the end of Chapter 15?
(a) She believes it is doomed.
(b) She hopes it lasts forever.
(c) She is unsure about it.
(d) Take this moment and run.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Ellie and Miah huddle together outside the library, who gives them a strange look?

2. Marion asked Ellie if skipping school was her way of showing what?

3. What does Miah hear outside the window in Chapter 12?

4. What does one woman mention, in Chapter 12, when Miah is introduced?

5. What are both Jeremiah and Ellie doing when Ellie sees him in the hallway in Chapter 11?

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