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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Ford's first grade teacher?
(a) Mr. Martin.
(b) Mrs. York.
(c) Mrs. Smith.
(d) Mr. Bean.

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

4. 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) Abusing Ford.
(c) Using Ford to get child support.
(d) Turning Ford against her.

5. Who is Ford's kindergarten teacher?
(a) Mr. Bean.
(b) Mrs. Adams.
(c) Mrs. Smith.
(d) Mrs. Joy.

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

7. In Chapter 5, what does Ford's mother do to her that is painful?
(a) Prick her skin.
(b) Grab her arm.
(c) Relax her hair.
(d) Accidentally hit her with a softball while they are playing.

8. What does Ford's mother suffer through in Chapter 7 that leaves her despondent?
(a) The death of her father.
(b) A stillbirth.
(c) A car accident.
(d) The death of her sister.

9. What does Ford's grandfather tell her he will teach her so she does not need a man?
(a) How to gut a fish.
(b) How to steal money.
(c) How to shoot deer.
(d) How to get a job.

10. What does Ford often do late at night when she cannot sleep in Chapter 8?
(a) Dance.
(b) Sing.
(c) Watch television.
(d) Eat.

11. What does Ford see in church and wonder about with her grandmother?
(a) A cross.
(b) A picture of Mary.
(c) A picture of Joseph.
(d) People speaking in tongues.

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

13. 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.

14. In Chapter 7, what does Grandma Billie tell Ford that Ford does not really want to hear?
(a) Ford will have to leave school.
(b) Ford can not go to college.
(c) Ford will have to stop dancing.
(d) Ford has to go back to live with her mother eventually.

15. When did Ford's nightmares begin to intensify, as she recalls in Chapter 1?
(a) In middle-age.
(b) In older age.
(c) In college.
(d) In young childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ford's mother often do for a special night of treats?

2. What is the name of Ford's half-sibling in Chapter 7?

3. What does Ford's father promise her in his letter in Part I?

4. What does Ford's mother tell her in Part I?

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

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