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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reaction does Redemption have to something he reads that startles Jam?
(a) He runs out of the library without a word to her.
(b) He faints.
(c) He sees something that he thinks might be happening in his own house.
(d) He vomits.

2. What does Jam desperately not want to tell Redemption?
(a) That she is not eating well any longer.
(b) That the monster is in his house.
(c) That she is keeping a secret from her parents.
(d) That she does not like his parents.

3. What does Pet tell Jam about involving more adults in the hunt in Chapter 8?
(a) Not to do it, or to do it only if necessary.
(b) No adults could be trusted.
(c) To get as many adults involved as possible.
(d) To only tell Jam's mother.

4. What does Jam do for her mother in Chapter 9?
(a) Mop the kitchen floor.
(b) Get the laundry out of the washing machine.
(c) Clean the bathroom.
(d) Slice carrots.

5. Who is cooking at Jam's house when she and Redemption arrive in Chapter 9?
(a) Bitter.
(b) Whisper.
(c) Aloe.
(d) Beloved.

6. Who taught Jam how to braid her hair?
(a) Whisper.
(b) Glass.
(c) Redemption.
(d) Moss

7. Why does Ube say he gives Redemption and Jam the materials in Chapter 8 even though their parents might be upset?
(a) He wants to upset their parents sometimes.
(b) He wants them to write their own stories.
(c) He wants them to keep coming to the library.
(d) He does not want to keep knowledge from them.

8. What makes Ube really nervous in Chapter 8?
(a) When Jam tells him they have been feeling sick.
(b) When Jam tells him they are looking for information on family monsters.
(c) When Jam tells him she and Redemption want to get married.
(d) When Jam tells him they are late for school.

9. Who is one of the only adults who learned sign language when Jam began communicating this way?
(a) Beloved.
(b) Malachite.
(c) Smote.
(d) Hibiscus.

10. What does Pet say he is made of?
(a) Things Jam has no names for.
(b) Water.
(c) Chemicals.
(d) Air.

11. What does Redemption tell Jam before they leave the library?
(a) He wants to practice fighting now.
(b) He wants to find out exactly what happened to Moss.
(c) He wants to talk to his mother now.
(d) He wants to go back to school.

12. What is one of Redemption's favorite foods?
(a) Pate.
(b) Roast beef.
(c) Fried plantains.
(d) Apple fritters.

13. Why does Redemption say he thinks Jam wants to go to the library?
(a) To see Ube.
(b) To see the cat who lives there.
(c) To see Moss.
(d) To get a book about makeup.

14. Why is Jam upset when she and Pet get to Redemption's house in Chapter 10?
(a) She is hungry.
(b) They are inside, unannounced.
(c) The music is too loud.
(d) All the lights are off.

15. In Chapter 6, how does Pet startle Jam?
(a) It appears to her in school.
(b) It appears to her at her own dinner table.
(c) It appears to her while she is reading quietly in bed.
(d) It appears walking next to her out of nowhere on her way home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pet say is its job regarding monsters?

2. What is Beloved doing in the kitchen when Jam and Redemption get to Redemption's house?

3. What does Pet tell Jam about knowledge?

4. In Chapter 8, what is the first thing Redemption says upon seeing Pet?

5. What does Pet tell Jam when she asks if they are doing the right thing in Chapter 10?

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