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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the jogging outfit that the narrator awakens in on the park bench in Chapter 1?
(a) Green.
(b) Pink.
(c) Blue.
(d) Gray.

2. What does the doctor say Sia’s last name is in Chapter 7?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Holloway.
(d) Stevenson.

3. From what narrative point of view is Sia related?
(a) Second person.
(b) First person.
(c) Fourth person.
(d) Third person.

4. Which film produced by Sia’s father won an Academy Award for cinematography?
(a) Encino Man.
(b) Dinner at Eight.
(c) Last Tango in Paris.
(d) The Last Survivor.

5. What is the name of the stranger’s niece who is sitting in his car after he has bought Sia a meal from the food truck in Chapter 2?
(a) Stacy.
(b) Beth.
(c) Amber.
(d) Carol.

6. Where does Carol say she’s gotten a job in Chapter 20?
(a) At a restaurant.
(b) At a sanitation company.
(c) At a bank.
(d) At a hotel.

7. What is the name of the maid who works at Sia’s home?
(a) Amber.
(b) Carol.
(c) Mabel.
(d) Beatriz.

8. to whom does Sia give her telephone number to pass on to Carol in Chapter 15?
(a) Patch.
(b) Duke.
(c) Tito.
(d) Beth.

9. Sia’s mother tells her as they eat in Chapter 9 that Sia has always wanted to be what?
(a) A professional surfer.
(b) An astronaut.
(c) An actress.
(d) An English professor.

10. What is Duke’s last name in the novel?
(a) Holton.
(b) Dooley.
(c) Saunders.
(d) Barrow.

11. What does Carol say happened to her husband in Chapter 6?
(a) He abandoned her for another woman.
(b) He was arrested and given life in prison.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He was killed in an avalanche.

12. What does Beatriz serve Sia for breakfast in the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) French cinnamon crepes.
(b) Blueberry pancakes.
(c) Pop-tarts.
(d) Strawberry waffles with honey.

13. What is on the screen of the iPod when the narrator first looks at it after awakening on the park bench in Chapter 1?
(a) “Amber’s Playlist.”
(b) “Duke’s Playlist.”
(c) “Stacy’s Playlist.”
(d) “Sia’s Playlist.”

14. By what name does Sia’s mother introduce herself in Chapter 7?
(a) Janet.
(b) Amber.
(c) Maria.
(d) Carol.

15. What does Carol offer to Sia to use as a blanket in Chapter 3?
(a) A ragged dress.
(b) A shawl.
(c) A winter coat.
(d) A newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What vehicle propels toward Sia after she flees the soup kitchen in Chapter 6?

2. What does Sia buy from the bakery before she leaves to take to the homeless people under the bridge in Chapter 14?

3. Who does Carol say has been “talking up a storm” lately in Chapter 20?

4. When Sia is left alone with her mother in Chapter 17, she asks her to commit to going to a rehab center for how long?

5. What does Sia say haunts her when she talks to Carol in Chapter 20?

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