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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose opinion of his dating a white girl is Miah curious?
(a) Strangers.
(b) His father.
(c) His friends from the neighborhood.
(d) His teammates.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Ellie remember the day she skipped math class?
(a) Fondly.
(b) She does not remember it.
(c) Worriedly.
(d) Sadly.

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

11. What are both Jeremiah and Ellie doing when Ellie sees him in the hallway in Chapter 11?
(a) Getting a drink from the drinking fountain.
(b) Skipping class.
(c) Heading to the restroom.
(d) Getting assignments out of their lockers.

12. There is no reason for what kind of love, according to Anne?
(a) A slow love.
(b) Plain love.
(c) Quick-fix binge love.
(d) Marion-Edward love.

13. What does Miah realize about his relationship with his father?
(a) It is not as strong as it used to be.
(b) He has spent very little time alone with his father.
(c) He misses how close and and his father used to be.
(d) He is not interested in having a relationship with his father.

14. What concerns Marion regarding Susan in Chapter 13?
(a) She would never call back.
(b) She would be visiting more frequently.
(c) She may not come for Hanukkah either.
(d) She misses her family very much.

15. What does Ellie think when her mother says that life would turn on her and set her down in some strange other place?
(a) Ellie believes that she has been set down already in another place, but that this new place is perfect.
(b) Her mother already turned on her, so what could be worse.
(c) She believes she has already seen the worst, so any change would be welcome.
(d) She believes her life will never change.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Marion find out that Ellie had skipped math class?

3. What kind of literature did Miah and his mother read at the library, when he was little?

4. What does Miah do once he is in his room at his father's home in Chapter 12?

5. Jeremiah and Ellie have a deep conversation about showing what?

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