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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Defenders' colors?

2. In Chapter 1, how many beads does Patina put in her sister's hair?

3. In Chapter 6, what is on Patina's to-do list?

4. In Chapter 3, when does Maddy say that her teacher's birthday will be?

5. What does Sasha say she would send into space in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Patina and Maddy go to church with their mother every Sunday?

2. When the girls are waltzing apart, what does Patina think they look like?

3. What does Patina remember about her father?

4. How did Uncle Tony give Patina the idea that she should become a runner?

5. What does Patina learn about Frida Kahlo when she does some research?

6. At the end of Chapter 8, why is Patina upset?

7. What do Patina and the other girls discuss about Kahlo in Chapter 7?

8. In Chapter 3, what does Patina say about the girls at Chester Academy and how they treat her?

9. What does Emily always serve for dinner?

10. What does Brit-Brat say when she keeps stepping on Patina's toes, and what does Patina think about Brit-Brat's comment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Patina sulks when she gets second place at track meet. Why does the coach give Patina a lecture about teamwork after the track meet? Why is it so important for Patina to consider her place on the team and to participate in teamwork?

Essay Topic 2

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does the author use foreshadowing in the book? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense?

Essay Topic 3

Comic relief can inject humor in an otherwise serious or tragic scene in a book. How is comic relief used in the novel? How does it provide relief from tension in serious or stressful scenes in the book?

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