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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the maid who works at Sia’s home?

2. What time is it when Sia and Kyle make it back to the bakery in Chapter 16?

3. Where does Sia say she and Carol sleep most nights in the opening of Chapter 6?

4. What are the names of Kyle’s friends from the bakery that Sia passes on her way to the empty desk in history class in Chapter 19?

5. Who is Sia’s history teacher that greets her in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does Sia encounter at the bakery in Chapter 14? What does Sia order there?

2. What thoughts consume Sia as she falls asleep in the end of Chapter 10?

3. What does Carol teach Sia in Chapter 5? What does Carol tell Sia about finding work?

4. Whom does Sia see and recognize in her class in Chapter 12? How is this character described by Sia’s friends?

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

6. How much money does Sia’s mother give her for lunch in Chapter 11? How does Sia respond?

7. What encounter takes place when Sia and Carol are cleaning up in the bathroom in Chapter 5?

8. How is Sia’s mother described when Sia first observes her in Chapter 13?

9. What leads up to the conflict between Duke and Kyle in Chapter 18?

10. How does Sia’s mother respond when Sia asks her why they are so wealthy in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the characters of Raymond and Janet Holloway in the novel. How do Sia’s parents respond when she calls them “mom” and “dad”? Why? What does this tell you about their past relationship with Sia?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of forgiveness in Sia. How does Sia learn in the course of the novel to forgive both others and herself? How does this theme apply to the other main characters in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Kyle Barrow in the novel. Why does Kyle appear to dislike Sia? Why does Kyle follow Sia to the bridge? How does Kyle differ from Sia’s friends and her boyfriend?

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