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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose photo does Ford see in Chapter 4 and not recognize?
(a) Her mother's.
(b) Her own.
(c) Her grandfather's.
(d) Her father's.

2. 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.

3. What is one thing Allen does for Ford's family?
(a) Buys them two new cars.
(b) Helps pay bills.
(c) Gets her mother a new job.
(d) Cooks for them.

4. How does Ford fracture her wrist?
(a) Allen hits her with a hammer.
(b) Allen runs her into a wall on her bike.
(c) Her brother hits her.
(d) Allen runs over her with his car.

5. What does Ford tell her boyfriend about her feelings about the news her mother delivers to her in Chapter 1?
(a) She does not know how she feels.
(b) She is happy.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She is suspicious.

6. Who does Ford think she sees during a dream as a child in Chapter 4?
(a) A demon.
(b) An angel.
(c) A friend.
(d) Her father.

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

8. Who previously owned Ford's family's new house?
(a) Her neighbor.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her Aunt Terrie.
(d) Her grandfather.

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

10. What is Ford convinced her mother will do if she thinks someone else has abused her?
(a) Humiliate that person.
(b) Hold that person prisoner.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Kill that person.

11. What is Ford's hometown?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Fort Wayne.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) New York City.

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

13. Who begins bullying Ford in Chapter 10?
(a) Ty Applegate.
(b) Bradley.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her brother.

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

15. In Chapter 5, what does Ford think her mother sometimes needs her to do as a child?
(a) Be loud.
(b) Make money.
(c) Go to the store for her.
(d) Disappear.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Ford's new baby sister in Chapter 8?

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

4. What does Ford often do late at night when she cannot sleep in Chapter 8?

5. In Chapter 8, why does Ford's mother beat her?

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