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

2. What does Sia pick up to use as a self-defense weapon before she falls asleep under the bridge in Chapter 2?

3. By what name does Sia’s mother introduce herself in Chapter 7?

4. What does Carol say true friendship is in Chapter 20?

5. What month does Sia say it is in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sia learn about her past behavior from the other characters at the bakery in Chapter 14? How does Sia respond to this information?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How would you describe the character of Sia as introduced in Chapter 1?

9. Who are Sia’s friends that come to visit her in Chapter 10? How are they described?

10. What exchange takes place between Sia and Beatriz when Sia arrives home from school in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Alyz in the novel. How old is Alyz? What was her former profession? What is her current profession? Why do you think Alyz wants to help Sia?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Beatriz in Sia. How old is Beatriz? For how long has she worked for Sia’s family? Where is Beatriz from? How does Beatriz’s relationship with Sia develop in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the characters of Bill and Beth in the narrative. How are the appearances of these characters described? What does Sia assume about these characters when she first encounters them? What is the apparent reality of Bill and Beth?

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