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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 color do the stars and planets glow when Becca turns out the lights in her room?

2. In Chapter 15, where does Patina wake up on Saturday?

3. What does Ms. Durden's voice sound like?

4. How many braids of Patina's hair does Maddy braid in Chapter 15?

5. In Chapter 14, how does Bev get into Tony's SUV?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 13, why does Patina ask her uncle and Maddy to wait ten minutes for her after track practice?

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

3. How does Patina feel as she runs the last 100 meters of the relay?

4. How is Becca's room different from what Patina expects?

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

6. Why does Tony say that Patina and Maddy cannot go to pickup up Emily from the hospital?

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

8. What does Dr. Lancaster say is the plan for Momly's treatment?

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

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

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

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting? How are metaphors and similes different from juxtapositions?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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