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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 43 - 85).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ford realize Santa Claus is not real?
(a) She overhears adults talking about it.
(b) Her mother tells her.
(c) She sees presents in her grandmother's bedroom one Christmas.
(d) Her teacher tells her.

2. What does Ford's younger brother sometimes call her when he is a toddler?
(a) Fluffy.
(b) Ash.
(c) Bash.
(d) Hashy.

3. What does Ford desperately want to experience as a four-year-old?
(a) Sunrise.
(b) Sunset.
(c) Swimming.
(d) A music concert.

4. What does Ford's mother tell her in Part I?
(a) Her father is getting out of prison.
(b) Her grandmother is sick.
(c) Her mother is sick.
(d) Her mother is having a baby.

5. Who does Ford live with for a time in Chapter 7?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her cousins.
(c) Grandma Billie and her own great-grandfather.
(d) Her older sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ford's kindergarten teacher?

2. Who begins bullying Ford in Chapter 10?

3. What does Ford's mother suffer through in Chapter 7 that leaves her despondent?

4. What did Ford's mother often do with herself and her brother around Christmastime when Ford was young?

5. What does Ford's grandfather eat in Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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