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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Darrell's last name?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Singleton.
(c) Ross.
(d) Williams.

2. What kind of side business does Claudia say her mother had started a few summers ago in September: "The After"?
(a) A sewing business.
(b) A catering business.
(c) A car repair business.
(d) An office cleaning business.

3. For what kind of company did Claudia's father drive trucks?
(a) An ammunitions factory.
(b) A car factory.
(c) A lumber company.
(d) A brick factory.

4. At what school did Claudia's mother drop her off in September: "The Before"?
(a) Goza Junior High School.
(b) Westchester Park Elementary School.
(c) Warren Kent Charter School.
(d) Anderson High School.

5. Who is the librarian that Claudia's mother asked her to check in with in September: "The Before"?
(a) Ms. O'Donnell.
(b) Ms. Charles.
(c) Ms. Valente.
(d) Ms. Paul.

6. Where did Claudia go to visit her grandmother in the summers?
(a) Texas.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Georgia.

7. Who was to be Claudia's homeroom and first-period teacher in September: "The Before"?
(a) Ms. Valente.
(b) Ms. Paul.
(c) Ms. O'Donnell.
(d) Ms. Moser.

8. Claudia says in the preface to October that if Monday were a color she would be what?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Orange.
(d) Blue.

9. What is the name of Claudia's father?
(a) Gerald.
(b) Michael.
(c) James.
(d) Roger.

10. What television show was playing inside Monday's house when Claudia got the nerve to go there in September: "The Before"?
(a) The Simpsons.
(b) Family Guy.
(c) Sesame Street.
(d) Dance Party.

11. What is the name of the public housing complex where Monday lived?
(a) The Myrtle Avenue Complex.
(b) The Ed Borough Complex.
(c) The Robert Taylor Homes.
(d) The Queensbridge Houses.

12. Who was Jacob's friend that would not intervene in the fight because his mother would kill him for touching a girl in December: "One Year Before the Before"?
(a) Roger.
(b) TJ.
(c) Gerald.
(d) Carl.

13. How many children did Claudia's mother lose during pregnancy?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

14. What sister of Monday's was supposed to be starting kindergarten in September: "The Before"?
(a) September.
(b) April.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Tuesday.

15. How old was Claudia's mother when she married Claudia's dad?
(a) 19.
(b) 30.
(c) 22.
(d) 29.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since what grade had Monday been Claudia's best friend?

2. Who was Megan with at the mall in December: "The After"?

3. What is the name of Claudia's mother?

4. Claudia's story begins the day before she entered what grade?

5. Claudia's narrative in November: "The Before" relates that she was failing almost every class except for what?

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