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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mock's father's girlfriend's son in Chapter 2?
(a) James.
(b) Jeffrey.
(c) Derek.
(d) Michael.

2. What racial epithet do the children in Hawaii call Chad and Mock?
(a) Blackberry.
(b) Popolo.
(c) Monkey.
(d) Racoon.

3. Who was Mock's closest friend in Chapter 4?
(a) Gail.
(b) Mechelle.
(c) Marilyn.
(d) Maddy.

4. Who regularly stood in as a babysitter and ad-hoc mother for Mock and Chad?
(a) Justin.
(b) Cheraine.
(c) Cori.
(d) Rick.

5. What is the name of the reporter who wrote Mock's story in 2011?
(a) Emily Hourican.
(b) Besty Southington.
(c) Kierna Mayo.
(d) Catriona May.

6. From what book does Mock select a quote to begin Redefining Realness?
(a) Bird of Paradise.
(b) Their Eyes Were Watching God.
(c) You Do You.
(d) The Bell Jar.

7. What was Mock's first example of so-called normal parent-child relationships?
(a) When she moved back to Hawaii to be with her mother in 1995.
(b) When she saw how her grandmother and mother interacted.
(c) When she saw Marilyn with her mother.
(d) When she moved to New York City for college in her early twenties.

8. Where do Mock and Chad live with their father in Chapter 4?
(a) Oakland.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Los Angeles.

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

10. What does Mock tell the man she is dating in the section titled New York 2009 that she is afraid of?
(a) Being homeless.
(b) Getting too close to anyone.
(c) Losing her mother.
(d) Failing at her job.

11. What does the man she is dating tell Mock he is afraid of in the section titled New York 2009?
(a) Bankruptcy, because he is terrible at managing finances.
(b) Illness, because he has suffered through serious ailments
(c) Death, because his mother just died.
(d) Her, because he had not wanted to get involved in another relationship so soon but he likes her very much.

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

13. What kind of work does Mock's father do for the neighbor who labels Mock's father a drug addict?
(a) He does carpentry work.
(b) He mows the lawn.
(c) He paints the house.
(d) He works on his car.

14. In Chapter 3, who later tells Mock he wishes he had done something to help her when she was being abused as a child?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her school counselor.
(c) Chad.
(d) Her grandfather.

15. How does Mock recall feeling as she assembled her furniture in New York City as a graduate student?
(a) Self-confident.
(b) Angry.
(c) Happy.
(d) Very lonely.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the neighborhood boy Mock engages in sexual acts with at a young age?

2. Who does Mock's neighbor who labels her father as a drug addict remind her of?

3. How does Mock's father describe himself to her in Chapter 5?

4. What particular kind of clothing does Mock prefer?

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

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