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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 will have to stop dancing.
(c) Ford has to go back to live with her mother eventually.
(d) Ford can not go to college.

2. Who is Ford's new baby sister in Chapter 8?
(a) Nikki.
(b) Bailey.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Tamika.

3. In Chapter 6, what do Ford and her family collect and take to the bank?
(a) Coins.
(b) Scooters.
(c) Papers.
(d) Aluminum cans.

4. Who is Ford happiest to see when she returns home in Chapter 8?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her cousins.
(d) Her brother.

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

6. Who is Ford's boyfriend in Part I?
(a) James.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Henry.
(d) Brett.

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

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

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

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

11. What does Ford's father promise her in his letter in Part I?
(a) He will come home from prison someday.
(b) He will introduce her to her siblings.
(c) He will support her when she moves to California.
(d) He will give her money.

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

13. What does Ford's grandmother tell her about her father in Chapter 4?
(a) He used to take her everywhere.
(b) He had many brothers and sisters.
(c) He was not really interested in her.
(d) He had lost his job before going to jail.

14. What does Grandma Billie show Ford in Chapter 7 when they are back on the farm?
(a) New books she has bought for Ford.
(b) A pile of money.
(c) A dead raccoon.
(d) She finds a snake's nest and burns the snakes alive.

15. What does Ford sense about her interactions with her grandfather?
(a) He does not pay any attention to her.
(b) He get angry easily.
(c) He likes her better when she laughs at his jokes.
(d) He falls asleep easily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ford wait for in Chapter 8 from her mother that never comes?

2. What is Ford's hometown?

3. Who does Ford think she sees during a dream as a child in Chapter 4?

4. What does Ford see in church and wonder about with her grandmother?

5. Who is Ford's mother's boyfriend in Chapter 12?

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