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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 does Sia’s father go to call at the end of Chapter 34?

2. What is the name of the local TV news anchor that shows up at Sia’s school to cover the fundraiser in Chapter 35?

3. What is Sia’s mother drinking when Sia arrives home from school in Chapter 34?

4. The journalist that has given Sia a check for $3,000 in Chapter 32 works for what publication?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where do Sia and Kyle go after the Academy Awards in Chapter 30? How does Sia respond to this setting?

6. How does Sia’s mother respond to the news that Sia will attend the Oscars in Chapter 25?

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

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

9. Whom does Alyz take Sia to meet with after they leave the dance floor in Chapter 31? How successful is this meeting?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Carol’s story of how she became homeless. How common are stories like Carol’s among the homeless in today’s society? What are different resources available to help people like Carol get off the streets and rebuild their lives?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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