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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 kind of business does Marcus's mother own in "Skitter Hitter"?
(a) A candy store.
(b) A shoe store.
(c) A liquor store.
(d) A salon.

2. What kind of cancer did Trista's father have?
(a) Prostate cancer.
(b) Colon cancer.
(c) Stomach cancer.
(d) Leukemia.

3. Who is the guidance counselor at the school where the Low Cuts attend?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Ms. Lane.
(c) Ms. Ross.
(d) Ms. Jackman.

4. What is Pia's last name?
(a) Ross.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Foster.
(d) Jenkins.

5. What is Fatima's last name said to be in "How to Look (Both) Both Ways"?
(a) Moss.
(b) Knotts.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Bradford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Low Cuts do with the money they made from selling candy in "The Low Cuts Strike Again"?

2. How did Jasmine's parents look at her during the uncomfortable conversation where they told her they were separating, according to the narrator in "Water Booger Bears"?

3. What do TJ and Jasmine respond when TJ's new mother asks what they learned in school in "Water Booger Bears"?

4. What color ties do the boys wear at Brookshire Boys Academy?

5. Who always writes stuff on Stevie's shirt in class, according to the narrator in "Skitter Hitter"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Low Cuts get their name?

2. How is the narrative structure of “How to Look (Both) Both Ways” different than the other stories in the collection?

3. Why does Pia not encounter Stevie in the end of "Skitter Hitter"?

4. Who are the Low Cuts? How are they described?

5. What is a frame narrative and how is this established in “Water Booger Bears”?

6. How does Fatima perceive the boy with the notebook on the bus in “How to Look (Both) Both Ways”?

7. What does Benni tell Fatima in the ending of “How to Look (Both) Both Ways”? What does she ask her?

8. When did Fatima first encounter Benni Austin?

9. What does Stevie ultimately confess to his mother in "Skitter Hitter"? How does she react?

10. Where do the Low Cuts go to buy candy in “The Low Cuts Strike Again”? What do they buy?

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