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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Her, because he had not wanted to get involved in another relationship so soon but he likes her very much.
(d) Death, because his mother just died.

2. Which brother is Mock closest to in age?
(a) Chad.
(b) Michael.
(c) Jeffrey.
(d) Alan.

3. How do Mock and Chad attempt to assimilate more quickly back into Hawaiian culture?
(a) By painting their nails in the color of the Hawaiian flag.
(b) By speaking street slang.
(c) By speaking pidgin.
(d) By dressing the way the Hawaiians do.

4. What is Mock's given name at Birth?
(a) Francis Mock.
(b) James Mock II.
(c) Charles Mock III.
(d) Michael Mock.

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

6. When do Mock's parents get married?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1982.

7. Who is the neighbor who labels Mock's father a drug addict?
(a) James.
(b) Jeffrey.
(c) Michael.
(d) John.

8. What is the name of the man Mock goes on a series of dates with in the section New York 2009?
(a) Michael.
(b) James.
(c) Aaron.
(d) Laurence.

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

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

11. How does Mock's father describe himself to her in Chapter 5?
(a) As selfish.
(b) As an addict.
(c) As a saint.
(d) As a hard worker.

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

13. 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 the kids at school make fun of her for being so old and still using training wheels.
(c) When she takes them off herself and rides on the highway.
(d) When her father forces her to go down a steep hill in California.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mock's childhood friend that dares her to try on a dress in Chapter 1?

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

3. What pastime does Mock say she inherited from her mother?

4. Where does one of Mock's happiest memories with her father take place?

5. How old is Mock when Derek begins abusing her?

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