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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 did April say Monday was when Claudia found her in the grocery store in October: "The Before"?
(a) At her mother's house.
(b) At a foster home.
(c) At her grandmother's house.
(d) At her aunt's house.

2. At what airport did Claudia arrive in the beginning of September: "The Before"?
(a) Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport.
(b) Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport.
(c) Reagan Washington National Airport.
(d) John F. Kennedy International Airport.

3. What color is Claudia's mother's hair?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Brown.
(c) Auburn.
(d) Black.

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

5. Claudia's narrative in November: "The Before" relates that she was failing almost every class except for what?
(a) French.
(b) Biology.
(c) English.
(d) Algebra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claudia say used to be her and Monday's favorite pastime in December: "The After"?

2. What color are the walls of Claudia's room described as in September: "The Before"?

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

4. For what kind of company did Claudia's father drive trucks?

5. Who is Michael's maternal grandmother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led up to the fight that Claudia and Monday were involved in in December: "One Year Before the Before"?

2. What happened when Claudia went to the police station in December: "The Before"?

3. Who is Shayla and how is she described?

4. Who is Tip Charles and why did Claudia's mother ask her husband to seek him out in November: "The Before"?

5. Who is Jacob Miller? Why is he important to the story?

6. What color does Claudia say Mrs. Charles would be in November? Why?

7. Where did Monday live? How is this setting described?

8. Who is Patti Charles and how is she described?

9. What color does Claudia say her mother would be in December? Why?

10. What is an unreliable narrator and how does this apply in Monday's Not Coming?

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