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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Miah help with his basketball skills?
(a) Ellie.
(b) Carlton.
(c) Little Ray.
(d) Kennedy.

2. 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) Getting assignments out of their lockers.
(d) Heading to the restroom.

3. 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) Lois and another couple.
(c) His father and another gentleman.
(d) His father and mother.

4. While in the car with his father, Miah thinks back to the day he and Ellie had been walking along Fifth Avenue and who had started taunting them?
(a) A little boy.
(b) Some white boys.
(c) Two Black women.
(d) Police officers.

5. How does Marion respond to Susan's call in Chapter 13?
(a) She is joyful.
(b) She tries to make her feel guilty.
(c) She is surprised.
(d) She cries.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what does Jeremiah tell Ellie to call him?

2. How do Ellie and Jeremiah respond to the old ladies who give them an disapproving look in Chapter 11?

3. What white lie does Miah tell his father about how he spends his weekends?

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

5. What treat does Jeremiah share with Ellie in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miah's father respond when Miah tells him he spends his weekends in Manhattan with his Percy friends?

2. What do both Miah and his father say about the afterlife?

3. What does Miah's father say happened to his relationship with Nelia?

4. Why does Marion think Ellie skipped class?

5. How does Ellie feel about her mother learning about a boy in Ellie's life from Anne?

6. Why had Miah not told Ellie about his famous parents earlier in their relationship?

7. How does Ellie react to her mother's conversation with her sister Susan?

8. What leads to Ellie and Miah cutting class and heading to Central Park?

9. How does Ellie feel when she finds Jeremiah in the hallway?

10. What upsets Ellie as she and Miah huddle outside the library?

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