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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 is Momly wearing in Chapter 2?

2. What were the first extremities that Patina's mother lost to diabetes?

3. What would Patina send into space in Chapter 8?

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

5. Why does Coach cancel track practice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the other track team members doing while Patina and the other girls start moving to waltz music?

2. What type of music does Whit want the girls to dance to and why?

3. Why does Krystal complain about Patina's running when they are practicing handing off a baton?

4. What does Patina observe about house numbers on the drive to MLK Park?

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

6. What type of school is Chester Academy, and how is it laid out?

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

8. In Chapter 4, what does Momly tell Patina when she drops her off at track practice and why?

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

10. What is dialysis, and why does Bev have to have dialysis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Bev had both legs amputated. Why did Bev have both legs amputated? How has the disease affected Bev’s ability to mother her daughters?

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