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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 do the Speakers usually wear?
(a) Sweatsuits.
(b) Dresses.
(c) Camo.
(d) Nothing.

2. Why does Ginnie decide not to tell Keith about seeing the old man limp?
(a) She wants to pray for the old man.
(b) She does not want to make things worse for him.
(c) She wants to bail the old man out of jail.
(d) She wants to kill the old man herself.

3. What does Derek say when the police ask if someone in their custody is the person who assaulted him?
(a) He is sure it is him.
(b) It was actually a woman.
(c) He can not be sure.
(d) It was actually a teenager.

4. Why does Ginnie take Derek home from the police station without resolving anything?
(a) Derek is hungry.
(b) Derek needs a coat.
(c) Derek's leg is broken.
(d) Derek is feeling too much pressure to identify the person who assaulted him.

5. What does history NOT look like, according to Grandpa?
(a) What you dream.
(b) What you expect.
(c) What you hope.
(d) What you make.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the son in "Liberation Day"?

2. How does having the Singers join the performances change things?

3. Who did Lauren used to be before becoming a Speaker?

4. What does the grandfather in "Love Letter" say is all we have once you get to a certain age?

5. What does Grandpa wish with all his heart for Robbie that is not possible?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Ginnie's essay in "A Mom of Bold Action" different from other things she has previously written?

2. What advice does Grandpa give to Robbie at the end of "Love Letter"?

3. What does Jeremy think about Mr. and Mrs. U.'s marriage in "Liberation Day"?

4. What does Keith end up doing after reading Ginnie's essay in "A Mom of Bold Action"?

5. What does Ginnie realize about the man who Keith assaults in "A Mom of Bold Action"?

6. In "Liberation Day," what does Mrs. U do with Jeremy at regular intervals?

7. How does "Adult Son Mike" treat the Speakers in "Liberation Day"?

8. In "A Mom of Bold Action," what does Ginnie often write about?

9. What is Ginnie getting ready to do at the end of "A Mom of Bold Action"?

10. In "A Mom of Bold Action," what is Ginnie's attitude towards Derek?

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