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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. In Chapter 15, what does Patina text back to Emily?

2. What part of Kahlo's life will Patina cover for the history project in Chapter 14?

3. Saturday morning, what time does Maddy say that Momly will get out of the hospital?

4. How old does Emily say that she was when her parents divorced?

5. What time is it when Patina leaves the house with Maddy and her uncle the day after the accident in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Patina's mother tell her to fix turkey wings, and how is that different from the way that Momly fixes them?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Tony come and get Patina from school in Chapter 11?

8. In Chapter 11, what does Maddy talk about the entire drive to school?

9. What happens when Emily beeps the horn and waves Becca, Taylor, and TeeTee to the car?

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

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 working on a history project with three other girls. Why does Patina resent the way the other girls are working on the project? Why does Patina work hard on the project even when two of the other girls are not? Why does Patina feel responsible to do a good job on the project even though the other girls are not helping?

Essay Topic 3

Patina’s father died when she was six. What type of relationship did Patina have with her father? How has his death affected her life and emotional state of mind?

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