3. What fee does Ford need help with for college?
(a) The $500 exam fee.
(b) The $800 books fee.
(c) The $200 food plan fee.
(d) The $125 housing deposit.

4. How many Black students are on Ford's dorm floor in Chapter 22?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

5. Why does Ford become ineligible for the state program that would have made going to college easier?
(a) She does not have enough money to pay the entrance fee.
(b) Her mother does not submit the required paperwork.
(c) Her mother dies before she can complete the program.
(d) Her grades drop too low.

6. What activity do Ford and her new best friend share in Chapter 17?
(a) Lacrosse.
(b) Field hockey.
(c) Chess club.
(d) Band.

7. How does Ford's mother react to the news of her college acceptance?
(a) She is exuberant.
(b) She is suspicious.
(c) She is indifferent.
(d) She is angry.

8. What does one of Ford's teachers give her to try to help her sleep?
(a) Special socks.
(b) Medication.
(c) A mask.
(d) A tape of Return to Pooh Corner.

9. What does Ford realize her mother's fear helped to do all these years?
(a) Drive a wedge between them.
(b) Keep the children fed and housed.
(c) Contribute to her tendency to be with destructive partners.
(d) Keep her committed to her job.

10. What does Ford tell a man in Chapter 15 who asks for her number?
(a) She will hurt him if he asks again.
(b) She is only 13.
(c) She will tell her mother about him.
(d) She gives him her number.

11. Why does Ford's mother say she does not want to stay too long dropping Ford off at college?
(a) She has a new job to get too.
(b) Allen needs her at home.
(c) She does not like driving in the dark.
(d) She is not feeling well.

12. In Chapter 23, what is Ford's mother upset with her about when she comes home to visit?
(a) Ford's grades being poor.
(b) Ford having gained weight.
(c) Ford leaving her bags in the wrong place.
(d) Ford asking her for money.

13. What do Ford and her first roommate bond over in Chapter 22?
(a) Being broke.
(b) Being avid readers.
(c) Having fathers in jail.
(d) Having difficult family lives.

14. What gift does Grandma Billie give to Ford in Chapter 25?
(a) A new book.
(b) A Kodak camera.
(c) A cooking pot.
(d) A journal.

15. What is one reason Ford suspects her mother avoided doctors?
(a) Her own mother preferred natural remedies.
(b) She once had a bad reaction to a medicine and did not want to take any kind of medicine afterwards.
(c) Distrust.
(d) She only liked to see female doctors, and there were not as many female doctors to choose from.