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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Aloe use in speaking with Bitter about Pet that is meant to mean "to be irritated or angry at"?
(a) Vent.
(b) Stammer.
(c) Hurt.
(d) Vex.

2. What has Jam said to Redemption that he holds in his hands?
(a) Blame.
(b) Victory.
(c) Violence.
(d) Peace.

3. What does Bitter tell Jam about the painting as she put her to bed in Chapter 4?
(a) They must find a new job for Jam.
(b) She is sorry about the painting.
(c) They will move out of the house.
(d) They must figure out what to feed Pet.

4. Where does Jam live?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Lucille.
(d) Memphis.

5. What critical piece of information do Jam's parents lack when they tell her to send Pet back?
(a) Monsters can fly.
(b) The monster is in Redemption's house.
(c) Monsters never die unless a creature like Pet kills them.
(d) There are several monsters.

6. When was Jam born?
(a) In the in-between time.
(b) After the monsters.
(c) In the last great migration.
(d) In 2030.

7. What does Aloe implore Jam to do in Chapter 4?
(a) Trust himself and Bitter.
(b) Tell Redemption about Pet.
(c) Leave town.
(d) Go to school and study hard.

8. How many other times has one of Bitter's paintings come to life?
(a) Once.
(b) Twice.
(c) Eight times.
(d) Three times.

9. Why does Bitter think Jam is angry with herself and Aloe?
(a) Because they kept her home from school.
(b) For asking her to send Pet away.
(c) Because they told her not to go to the library.
(d) For them lying to her.

10. What does Aloe do for a living?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Judge.
(c) Notary.
(d) Paramedic.

11. What is one thing that is scary about Pet at first in Chapter 3?
(a) Its ears.
(b) Its voice.
(c) Its eyes.
(d) Its nose.

12. What substance rustles in Bitter's painting in Chapter 2 as Jam looks at it in the moonlight?
(a) Chalkfur.
(b) Razor blades.
(c) Glass.
(d) Tempra paint.

13. How does Bitter refer to the process of Pet's coming to life?
(a) Fabricating.
(b) Pontificating.
(c) Blood calling.
(d) Morphing.

14. What does Jam consider about secrets, herself, and her parents?
(a) She has never really had secrets from them before.
(b) She has often kept secrets from them.
(c) She does not really know what a secret is.
(d) Her parents always keep secrets from her.

15. Whose fault does Jam think it is that Pet has come to life?
(a) Aloe's.
(b) Her own.
(c) Ube's.
(d) Redemption's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pet say it has come to Jam's world?

2. What does Pet ask Jam when she opens the studio door in the morning in Chapter 4?

3. What kinds of monuments did the angels erect in Chapter 1?

4. What did Redemption give Jam on her last birthday?

5. Why does Jam know Pet will not hurt her?

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