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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 59-117.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Anderson was young, she and her friends liked to pretend they were taking what action as they rode their bikes?
(a) Riding in the Tour de France.
(b) Driving race cars.
(c) Riding horses.
(d) Chopping down telephone poles.

2. In what location did Anderson's parents live while they waited for Anderson's mother's mouth to heal and for her false teeth to arrive?
(a) With his parents at the coast.
(b) With her parents in the mountains.
(c) With his aunts in the mountains.
(d) With her parents at the coast.

3. What kind of teacher tells Anderson that she should try out for sports teams in her 10th grade year?
(a) A gym teacher.
(b) A biology teacher.
(c) A French teacher.
(d) A math teacher.

4. Anderson's parents are described as having taken what action whenever something "horrible" (66) happened?
(a) They called a family meeting.
(b) They screamed at their children.
(c) They got drunk.
(d) They scattered.

5. Anderson describes attending what kind of event for the older brother in her host family?
(a) Baptism.
(b) Funeral.
(c) Confirmation.
(d) Wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country did Anderson spend time in a study abroad program?

2. The haiku Anderson includes in the book is dedicated to whom?

3. Mr. P taught what subject while also being the only teacher who "always smiled at screwed-up kids like" (72) Anderson?

4. What kind of burns are said to have the potential to be lethal?

5. How old was Anderson when saying a particular word in front of the "church ladies" (14) earned her a consequence?

(see the answer key)

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