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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Ford's mother tell her never to do in Chapter 9?
(a) Take drugs.
(b) Give a man her money.
(c) Go the football games.
(d) Hold a gun.

5. In Chapter 10, who does Ford's grandfather tell her not to trust?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her best friend.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one way Ford has stayed at least a little bit connected to her father over the years?

2. What is Ford's hometown?

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

4. What happens to Ford on New Year's Eve in Chapter 11?

5. What does Ford's grandmother tell her about praying?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ford overhear her mother saying about what she would do if someone hurt her kids?

2. How does Grandma Billie react when Ford asks who her own father is in a photo?

3. What does Ford do late at night to help her sleep in Chapter 8?

4. Why is Ford often afraid of her mother as a child?

5. What does Ford's mother do when she hears from Ford's teacher Mrs. York that Ford has said inappropriate things in school?

6. How does Ford react to the news about her father in Chapter 1?

7. In Chapter 7, what happens that traumatizes Ford's mother?

8. What does Ford's grandmother tell her about the snakes that fold tighter together as they burn?

9. What happens after Mrs. York calls Ford's mother to tell her she was mistaken that Ford was saying inappropriate things at school?

10. What news does Ford's mother deliver to her in Chapter 1 that shocks Ford?

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