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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who begins looking after Ford and her siblings sometimes in Chapter 9?
(a) Ford's father.
(b) An older cousin.
(c) A new babysitter.
(d) Ford's grandfather.

2. 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.

3. In Chapter 5, what does Ford realize her mother never does?
(a) Apologize.
(b) Work.
(c) Sing.
(d) Eat.

4. What do Ford and her brother do in Chapter 6 that angers their mother?
(a) Eat pennies.
(b) Throw away cigarettes.
(c) Beg for a new bicycle.
(d) Refuse to eat.

5. Who is Ford's mother's boyfriend in Chapter 12?
(a) Brady.
(b) Henry.
(c) James.
(d) Allen.

6. What is one way Ford has stayed at least a little bit connected to her father over the years?
(a) Drawing sketches of him.
(b) Sending him tapes.
(c) Calling him.
(d) Writing letters to him.

7. Who is in Ford's oldest memory, as she recounts in Chapter 2?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) R.C.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

8. What type of land does Ford live on in Chapter 7?
(a) Mountain pass.
(b) Industrial.
(c) Commune.
(d) Farm.

9. What does Ford's mother often do for a special night of treats?
(a) Make desserts.
(b) Draw for everyone .
(c) Take everyone out to dinner.
(d) Get movies and pizza.

10. What does Ford's mother accuse her Grandma Billie of doing in Chapter 7 during Ford's Christmas visit back to Indiana?
(a) Babying Ford.
(b) Using Ford to get child support.
(c) Turning Ford against her.
(d) Abusing Ford.

11. What does Ford tell Allen is the problem between herself and her mother?
(a) Her mother is unemployed.
(b) Her mother is addicted to drugs.
(c) She does not think her mother likes her.
(d) She does not think her mother is in her right mind.

12. In Chapter 7, what is one factor that complicates Ford's mother's relationship with her boyfriend?
(a) Her religion.
(b) Her inability to hold a job.
(c) Other women the boyfriend sees.
(d) Her eating disorder.

13. Who is Ford's father's closest brother?
(a) Henry.
(b) James.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Clarence.

14. In Chapter 3, what is Ford's favorite cartoon?
(a) The Littl' Bits.
(b) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
(c) Garfield.
(d) The Muppets.

15. Where does Ford go to live for a time following her mother's tragedy in Chapter 7?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Missouri.
(c) California.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who previously owned Ford's family's new house?

2. What is one thing Allen does for Ford's family?

3. What does Ford tell her boyfriend about her feelings about the news her mother delivers to her in Chapter 1?

4. Who is Ford happiest to see when she returns home in Chapter 8?

5. What does Grandma Billie show Ford in Chapter 7 when they are back on the farm?

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