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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. Why does Tiger decide to give up baseball?
(a) To help Granny more at the house.
(b) To impress Abby Lynn.
(c) To spend more time reading.
(d) To play soccer instead.

2. Corrina spends most of her days doing what?
(a) Riding a bike.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Reading comic books.
(d) Napping.

3. In what state does Tiger live?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Arkansas.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Alabama.

4. What contest has Tiger won for the past five years?
(a) Pie Eating Contest.
(b) Spelling Bee.
(c) Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest.
(d) Sack Race.

5. What are the rumors in town about the girl in #49?
(a) She lets boys kiss her.
(b) She has black people in her family.
(c) She will have a good inheritance one day.
(d) Her father abuses her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tiger cannot help but compare Mrs. Thompson's clean, crisp attire to Corrina's _________________.

2. What are Corrina, Jesse Wade and Tiger doing at the beginning of Chapter 5?

3. What does Jesse Wade tell Tiger when he gets out of the car when she is walking home?

4. What does Granny tell Tiger about her parents?

5. What does Jesse tell Tiger about Abby Lynn?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Aunt Dorie Kay behave that makes Tiger wish that she was her parent?

2. What work does Tiger do at the nursery, and how will she spend the money she earns?

3. How does the author show the vast differences in lifestyles between the Parkers and the Thompsons.

4. How does the author show that Corrina is more like Tiger's sibling than her mother?

5. How does Tiger's behavior show that she is becoming more sensitive to the opinions of those outside her home?

6. What is the Parker family dynamic and what makes Tiger aware of some tension in the house?

7. What makes Tiger start to think about growing up and becoming a young woman?

8. Who is Abby Lynn and what does Corrina do at the gym that embarrasses Tiger in front of her?

9. Why does Tiger have conflicting feelings about Corrina?

10. Why is Tiger so frustrated with her father after Granny's death?

(see the answer keys)

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