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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 job did Emily's mother have after her father left?

2. Who did Emily go to live with after her mother had a stroke?

3. How many beads does Patina put in her hair in Chapter 15?

4. What color does Patina say that most hair-flipper bedrooms are?

5. What does Maddy say does not scare her at the beginning of Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it like inside Becca's house?

2. What does Patina learn about TeeTee and Taylor, when Maddy and Momly pick her up from Becca's?

3. Why does Patina's mother not usually go to her track meets?

4. What happens when Patina and her group of runners do not know which way to run in Chapter 13?

5. What does Patina notice when she sees Momly in the hospital in Chapter 12?

6. What does Becca's grandmother make, and what does Becca say about her grandmother?

7. Why is Patina worried when her mother notices her fingernails?

8. What conversations do Tony, Patina, and Maddy have with Bev?

9. Why does Uncle Tony not allow Patina to call her mother in Chapter 11?

10. In Chapter 10, what does Patina learn about Momly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dialogue tags help identify who is speaking in a written conversation. What would happen if dialogue tags were never used to identify who is speaking in a written conversation? What are some common dialogue tags used to identify speakers in a written conversation? What descriptive dialogue tags has the author used, especially in Chapter 12? How do those dialogue tags help readers imagine scenes? How do they add another layer of description?

Essay Topic 2

Patina is attending a new school. What does Patina think of her new school and classmates? Why does she struggle to fit in at school and with her classmates? How does she cope?

Essay Topic 3

Juxtaposition is a literary device used to compare and contrast things. How does the author use juxtaposition to show the differences between Patina’s old and new life? How does juxtaposition help readers understand similarities and differences between Patrina’s old and new life?

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