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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. Where does Carol tell Sia they will go to find Sia some more appropriate clothes to wear in Chapter 4?

2. By what familiar term does Beatriz call Sia in Chapter 13?

3. What kind of car does Sia have in the novel?

4. Duke tells Sia in Chapter 10 that they have known each other since they were in what grade?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Sia ask John to take her after school in Chapter 20? How does he respond?

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

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

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

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

6. What danger does Sia encounter near the food trucks in Chapter 2? How does Sia respond to the situation?

7. What advice does Carol give to Sia regarding her situation in Chapter 20?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Sia’s “first impressions” of her friends Amber and Stacy in Chapters 9 and 10. How does Sia characterize their manner of speaking? Do you think that Amber and Stacy are multi-dimensional characters? Why or why not?

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 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?

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