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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. By the end of lunchtime at the donations table for Kyle’s fundraiser, only what three students have signed up in Chapter 23?

2. Stacy perceives that Amber’s note along with her donation is what in Chapter 36?

3. What smell does Sia associate with Kyle in the novel?

4. How much money does Sia say Kyle collected from the television show actresses of a hit series in Chapter 32?

5. Sia says in the beginning of Chapter 30 that the guests with passes to the Vanity Fair party are shuttled to what hotel after the Oscars?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the arrival of Sia and Kyle at the Academy Awards described in Chapter 29?

2. What does Amber say to Sia when she encounters her outside the restroom in Chapter 38?

3. What idea does Alyz present to Sia in Chapter 24? What leads Alyz to this idea?

4. How does Sia feel about the coming event in the beginning of Chapter 28? Who helps Sia prepare?

5. What does Travis Dooley tell Sia when they meet in Chapter 33? How does Sia respond?

6. How much has been collected in donations through Kyle’s fundraiser in Chapter 37? How much cash is missing?

7. What is Sia’s response to Amber’s confrontation outside the restroom in Chapter 38?

8. What does Sia remark about Alyz and her behavior at the party in Chapter 32?

9. Why does Stacy come to Sia’s house in Chapter 35? What information does she relate to Sia?

10. Who arrives before Sia leaves for the Oscars in Chapter 28? How does Sia feel as she departs?

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

Discuss the lives of the homeless in Los Angeles, California. How many people are homeless in L.A. today? What resources are available to the homeless here? Where do the homeless live? How and where do they eat? Do you think the author portrays these realities well in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the setting of the Academy Awards and Sia’s and Kyle’s impressions of the event. How does Kyle respond to the glamour of the red carpet? How does Sia?

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