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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. Where is Jax from?
(a) New York City.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Boston.
(d) Denver.

2. What color is Miriam's vehicle in Chapter 2?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Silver.

3. Which wall of the kitchen in Chapter 7 is built from brick?
(a) East.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) North.

4. At the end of Chapter 6, how many times does Miriam reach up to grab the phone before she manages to get it?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. How does August say that Derek's father died?
(a) Lynched.
(b) Knife fight.
(c) Drive-by shooting.
(d) In a prison riot.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Derek in 1988?

2. In Chapter 5, what color shoe does Mazz tell Miriam a child wore who was killed by a grenade Jax threw in Khafji?

3. What type of gas station does Miriam stop at in Chapter 2?

4. How old is Miriam in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 6, how many stories tall is the house Joan lives in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is August's shop like?

2. How do men and women dress for the annual Marine Corps Ball?

3. How does Joan describe the house her grandfather built?

4. How do Miriam and Jax meet?

5. Who is Derek, and what does Joan remember about him?

6. Why is Jax upset when Miriam wears red shoes in Chpater 5?

7. A week after Joan is raped, what does a doctor tell Miriam and Jax?

8. In Chapter 12, what is Miriam doing?

9. Why did August quit college and start styling hair?

10. In 1995, what does August think after she receives the phone call from Miriam telling her that Jax hit her?

(see the answer keys)

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