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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 family has the last remaining Window Wall in the neighborhood?
(a) The Hsus.
(b) The Yannises.
(c) The Dunns.
(d) The Olaminas.

2. In Lauren's dream, what does she do when her stepmother isn't watching?
(a) She cries.
(b) She steals some money.
(c) She falls into the basket of clothes.
(d) She eats a piece of fruit.

3. When is the last time it rains?
(a) A year ago.
(b) Ten years ago.
(c) Six years ago.
(d) Three years ago.

4. What does Lauren's stepmother's mother tell her stars are?
(a) God's tears.
(b) Other moons.
(c) Windows into heaven.
(d) Meteors.

5. How many children live in the Yannis household?
(a) Six.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Keith want to move to?

2. What does Keith bring back for his brothers Bennett and Gregory?

3. What are Lauren and her stepmother doing outside in Lauren's dream?

4. What doesn't Lauren's stepmother see when she is a girl?

5. Who starts the fire in the neighborhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Natividad teach Emery?

2. Why are some families opposed to having guns?

3. Who are the "Paints"?

4. What does Cory accuse her husband of after Keith runs away?

5. What does Lauren think Bankole is lying about?

6. What does Emery tell Lauren about sharers having children?

7. Describe Richard Moss' religion.

8. Why doesn't Bankole want to bury the bones initially?

9. Why do some people think it is a waste to go to Mars?

10. What does Lauren tell Joanne about to give her an idea of how bad society becomes?

(see the answer keys)

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