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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) Jeffrey.
(b) Michael.
(c) Derek.
(d) James.

2. Which fake name does Mock start using in Chapter 5 on the phone to boys?
(a) Cherise.
(b) Michelle.
(c) Mary.
(d) Keisha.

3. When do Chad and Mock move back to Hawaii to be with their mother?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1989.

4. 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) Chad.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Her school counselor.

5. How does Mock's father act when he drops them off at the airport to go live with their mother at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) He is very sad, with tears in his eyes.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is high on drugs so he does not drop them off at the airport.
(d) He is indifferent.

6. What is the name of Mock's grandmother who is her mother's mother?
(a) Grandma Mae.
(b) Grandma Pearl.
(c) Grandma Clara.
(d) Grandma Shellie.

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

8. What particular kind of clothing does Mock prefer?
(a) Workout and fitness clothes.
(b) Steampunk apparel.
(c) Vintage dresses.
(d) 1970s-style clothing.

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

10. What does Mock believe as a ten year-old that she recalls in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) There are angels watching over us.
(b) You do what you can for yourself.
(c) We all fulfill our quota of misfortune at some point in our lives.
(d) Wishes do come true.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Mock and the man she is dating go for a second date in the section titled New York 2009?

2. What food is Mock allergic to that she mentions in Chapter 5?

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

4. Which of the following terms does Mock prefer in describing herself?

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

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