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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, which area of Hawaii does Mock move to in a rented house with her mother and Chad?
(a) Okinawa.
(b) Honolulu.
(c) Maui.
(d) Kalihi.

2. Who is the sister of Mock's best friend in Chapter 4?
(a) Aisha.
(b) Kayla.
(c) Janet.
(d) Keisha.

3. Who is Denise's daughter in Chapter 5 that Mock admires for her femininity?
(a) Makayla.
(b) Keisha.
(c) Jamie.
(d) Cori.

4. What pastime does Mock say she inherited from her mother?
(a) Browsing racks of clothes for hours for good sales.
(b) Cutting hair and doing makeup.
(c) A love of baseball.
(d) Cooking well.

5. In Chapter 4, what do Mock and Chad see their father doing that upsets them?
(a) Writing a love letter.
(b) Overeating.
(c) Smoking a pipe with Crack.
(d) Robbing a bank.

6. Where do Mock, Chad, and their father go when they leave Oakland in Chapter 5?
(a) Dallas.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Los Angeles.

7. Which magazine published Mock's personal story in 2011?
(a) Marie Claire.
(b) People.
(c) Vogue.
(d) Vanity Fair.

8. What does Mock remembering her father doing for her in Chapter 4 that demonstrated his great love for her?
(a) Giving her money when she most needed it.
(b) Letting her buy make-up as a youngster.
(c) Buying her a new dress.
(d) Cleaning up her vomit in his car without complaint.

9. In Chapter 2, how does Mock learn to ride a bike without training wheels?
(a) When her brother pushes her down a slope without warning her.
(b) When she takes them off herself and rides on the highway.
(c) When the kids at school make fun of her for being so old and still using training wheels.
(d) When her father forces her to go down a steep hill in California.

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

11. What job does Mock's father have in Chapter 1?
(a) He is an Army cadet.
(b) He is an engineer in the Air Force.
(c) He is a boiler technician in the Navy.
(d) He is a Marine.

12. What injury befalls Derek in Chapter 5?
(a) He is shot in a case of mistaken identity.
(b) He is in a car accident.
(c) He breaks his leg.
(d) He is in a skiing accident.

13. What does Mock say she wants to be when she grows up in Chapter 2?
(a) A doctor.
(b) An engineer.
(c) A secretary.
(d) An actress.

14. Where was Mock born?
(a) New York.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) The United Kingdom.
(d) Ohio.

15. Where do Mock and her date go after they meet at the bar in the section titled New York 2009?
(a) To a dance club.
(b) To Mock's apartment.
(c) To a late-night coffee shop.
(d) To a nearby park.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mock's first example of so-called normal parent-child relationships?

2. What does Chad do to Mock in the end of Chapter 2?

3. How does Mock recall feeling as she assembled her furniture in New York City as a graduate student?

4. What kinds of health problems did Janine, Mock's father's girlfriend in Chapter 4, have?

5. Who is the boy Mock speaks to most often on the phone with her assumed name in Chapter 5?

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