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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. What part of town is the cemetery located?
(a) The area where the Italians live.
(b) The South side.
(c) The West side.
(d) The East side.

2. What does Father reveal about Stephanie in Chapter 10?
(a) She is Catholic.
(b) She is Muslim.
(c) She is Christian.
(d) She is Jewish.

3. How old was Davy when he first came to Boston to live?
(a) 13.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

4. Why is Davy embarrassed in Chapter 10?
(a) He tripped and fell.
(b) He is not embarrased.
(c) He kissed his father.
(d) He kissed his mother.

5. How long ago did Davy's grandfather die?
(a) 5 years ago.
(b) 6 months ago.
(c) 19 years ago.
(d) 1 year ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Stephanie's family from?

2. Who is the narrator annoyed with in Chapter 1?

3. What animal is Davy fascinated by at the museum?

4. What are people fighting about in Chapter 4?

5. What was Grandmother and Davy's living situation like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose funeral does Davy attend in Chapter 1?

2. Where does Uncle Jess live?

3. Who does Father tell Davy about Stephanie in Chapter 10?

4. Who does Davy visit at the cemetery?

5. Who helps Davy move to New York?

6. Why are all the adults fighting at Grandmother's house in Chapter 4?

7. Who does Mother want to come live with her in New York?

8. Who is Stephanie?

9. Where does Uncle Bert say he wants to visit in Chapter 5?

10. Who does Davy give a kiss to in a taxi in Chapter 10?

(see the answer keys)

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