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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 is Dorie "messing around" with?
(a) Fred Simmons.
(b) No one.
(c) Lew.
(d) Collin.

2. What changes that helps Nancy know she is feeling better at the hospital in February?
(a) Her sores.
(b) Her mind.
(c) Her cough.
(d) Her handwriting.

3. Where do Nancy and her dad go on New Year's Day?
(a) Superstition Mountain.
(b) Grand Canyon.
(c) Rocky Mountains.
(d) Nowhere.

4. In January, what does Nancy see as her only way to escape?
(a) Her diary.
(b) Vacation.
(c) School.
(d) Sleep.

5. What instrument does Nancy's mom play?
(a) Flute.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Drums.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ms. Marsden?

2. Where do Lew and Nancy's friends have a Halloween party?

3. What color is the dress Nancy wears to her interview?

4. How does Nancy describe her dad's relationship to his business?

5. Who is Mrs. Maggleby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Maggleby, the school nurse, do at the beginning of April?

2. How do boys at school tease Nancy in April?

3. What does Nancy want to do at Buttercup Lake with Dorie?

4. Why does Nancy pretend the gaggle is not real while she is in Phoenix?

5. Why is Nancy "living in Heaven" at the beginning of February?

6. Why has Nancy not written in her diary in three weeks?

7. What problem does Dorie face that Nancy writes about in January?

8. What does Nancy remember about the kids she thinks she saw Collin with?

9. Why are holidays sadder than regular days for Nancy?

10. What does Nancy think the difference between having sex with Collin and having sex with Lew will be?

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