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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. What do Lee and Martha break in their senior dorm room, as revealed at the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Two bed frames.
(b) Two mirrors.
(c) Two desks.
(d) Two closet doors.

2. How does Cross offend Lee when the fire alarm sounds?
(a) By ignoring it entirely.
(b) By jumping out the window.
(c) By pushing her in a closet.
(d) By running out the door.

3. Who is Sin-Jun’s current roommate, as revealed in Chapter 6?
(a) Aspeth.
(b) Clara.
(c) Dede.
(d) Martha.

4. What continues to overwhelm Lee even at the very end of the novel?
(a) The vastness of hope.
(b) The vastness of the memory.
(c) The vastness of the heart.
(d) The vastness of the world.

5. According to Lee on page 271, why should she not be kicked out of school even though she is not an asset to the school?
(a) Because she tries hard.
(b) Because she is so close to graduation.
(c) Because she is on scholarship.
(d) Because she does not break the rules.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Lee and her father drive to pick up her younger brother during Christmas break in Chapter 8?

2. Who approaches Lee during lunch in Chapter 6?

3. What boy does Lee encounter when she goes to visit Cross following the article’s publication in The New York Times?

4. How is Lee punished early in Chapter 8?

5. In Chapter 8, Lee is unable to go anywhere without which person?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during the final conversation between Lee and Cross in Chapter 8?

2. What evidence does Lee have in Chapter 8 that leads her to conclude that Cross cares about her?

3. How does Lee’s father react to the article published in the New York Times in Chapter 8?

4. According to Lee in Chapter 7, why should she not be kicked out of school? What is her reasoning?

5. Who is Dave Bardo and what happens between him and Lee in Chapter 6?

6. Who is Devin and what information does Lee learn from him in Chapter 8?

7. How does Lee react to the article published in the New York Times in Chapter 8?

8. What happens at the airport as Lee travels home for Christmas break in Chapter 8? What does Lee think about this?

9. What restrictions does Lee place on Cross after they begin secretly seeing one another in Chapter 8? How does he react to these terms?

10. How does Martha help Lee academically in Chapter 7? How does Martha feel about her deed?

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