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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Chapters 4 - 7).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Mock and her father and brother get to their new destination when they leave Oakland in Chapter 5?
(a) By plane.
(b) By train.
(c) By car.
(d) By Greyhound Bus.

2. What food is Mock allergic to that she mentions in Chapter 5?
(a) Shellfish.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Peanuts.
(d) Eggs.

3. What does Mock tell the man she is dating she would like to change about her job in the section titled New York 2009?
(a) She would like to become a teacher.
(b) She would like to write stories that matter in the future.
(c) She would like to become a doctor.
(d) She would like to do a different kind of research in the future.

4. What place in her grandmother's house is a sanctuary for Mock when she is young?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) Her bedroom.
(c) The basement.
(d) The lanai.

5. What author does Mock quote in the beginning of Part One?
(a) Langston Hughes.
(b) Toni Morrison.
(c) Zadie Smith.
(d) James Baldwin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Mock's father's mistress in Chapter 1?

2. What is the name of the reporter who wrote Mock's story in 2011?

3. Who has the nickname Wee Wee in Mock's family?

4. Who is the girlfriend of Mock's father that the family moves in with in Chapter 5?

5. Who is Mock's father's girlfriend's son in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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