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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sia sees a sign as she leaves the park in Chapter 1 that informs her more about her surroundings. What stadium does the sign indicate the entrance for?
(a) Giants Stadium.
(b) Yankee Stadium.
(c) Dodger Stadium.
(d) Madison Square Garden.

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

3. What word from Chapter 20 means arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness?
(a) Incorrigible.
(b) Pathetic.
(c) Intrinsic.
(d) Iridescent.

4. Where does Beatriz say she’s from in Chapter 13?
(a) Chile.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Mexico.

5. What does Sia say haunts her when she talks to Carol in Chapter 20?
(a) Her longing for freedom.
(b) Her brother’s death.
(c) Her past actions.
(d) Her mother’s face.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Amber’s last name in the novel?

2. Which film produced by Sia’s father won an Academy Award for cinematography?

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

4. What kind of car does Sia’s mother drive Sia home from the hospital in, in Chapter 8?

5. What does Sia tell Duke in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Sia’s father upset in the beginning of Chapter 17? How does Sia respond to the situation?

2. What is the result of Sia’s confrontation with her mother in Chapter 17?

3. What exchange takes place between Sia and Duke in Chapter 19? How do the onlookers respond?

4. Who greets Sia when she awakens in the hospital in Chapter 7? What does Sia relate to this character?

5. Whom does Sia encounter at the food trucks in Chapter 2? What does this character offer to buy Sia?

6. What clues indicate to Sia where she is located in Chapter 1? Why does Sia not go to the police, considering her condition?

7. Where does Sia go to take shelter from the storm in the evening in Chapter 2? What does Sia find to use for self-defense?

8. What exchange takes place between Sia and Duke in Chapter 10? How does Sia feel about Duke?

9. What conflict is taking place when Sia awakens in Chapter 6? What does Sia do?

10. What danger does Sia encounter in Chapter 15? Who appears to intervene on Sia’s account?

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