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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 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?

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

3. What word from Chapter 17 refers to the state of being too terrified to move or think?

4. 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?

5. What is on the screen of the iPod when the narrator first looks at it after awakening on the park bench in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who comes up to Sia to offer her “blankets” in Chapter 3? How is this character described?

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the setting of Beverly Hills High in the novel. How many students attend this school? How are the different cliques described? Do you think this school and the dynamics within it are similar to your own school setting? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Carol in the novel. How old is Carol? How does the narrator describe Carol’s appearance? Why do you think Carol attempts to help Sia?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of alienation in Sia. In what ways does Sia struggle with isolation and alienation in the story? How does this theme apply both to Sia’s relationships at home and at school?

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