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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hollis sees the water in #23, it reminds her of fishing with whom?
(a) Josie.
(b) Steven.
(c) Chad.
(d) The Old Man.

2. Josie collects some seawood to use as ___________________.
(a) a loofah.
(b) decoration in an aquarium.
(c) a vegetable.
(d) hair on Hollis' wooden sculpture.

3. Hollis realizes that Josie is __________________.
(a) a professor.
(b) an artist.
(c) a chef.
(d) a model.

4. By what name does Steven want to call Hollis?
(a) Holly.
(b) Hobby.
(c) Harley.
(d) Hallway.

5. What name does Hollis call the lady she is staying with now?
(a) The Lilac Lady.
(b) The Lard Lady.
(c) The Lemon Lady.
(d) The Loopy Lady.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is driving the truck in the Sixth Picture, Driving the Truck?

2. Which of the following is NOT included in the art materials the Old Man gives to Hollis?

3. What is Josie Cahill holding when Hollis first sees her?

4. What does Beatrice ask Hollis to do before she leaves?

5. Where does Hollis plan to announce to the world that she has a family before the Summer ends?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Hollis' first grade teacher put a big "X" on her "W" picture?

2. What role does Steven play in Hollis' life in Chapter 1?

3. How do Hollis and Josie avoid the Mustard Woman when she comes to Josie's to check up on Hollis?

4. How is Hollis preoccupied with the Regans even while she is living with Josie?

5. What nickname does Hollis call Mr. Regan?

6. How does Hollis' concern for the fighting between the Old Man and Steven foreshadow what Hollis will feel about it later in the book?

7. What dream is Beatrice about to realize and what does Hollis do diligently to show that she wants to stay with Josie?

8. What does the Old Man tell Hollis in the Fifth Picture, The Old Man, that no one has ever said to her before about herself or her art?

9. What event is depicted in Hollis' Sixth Picture, Driving the Truck?

10. Why does Hollis try not to think about her "W" picture while staying with Josie?

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