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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 Sophie feel when Carter fixes something in her house?
(a) Grateful.
(b) Embarrassed.
(c) Angry.
(d) Loving.

2. What is ironic about what Sophie makes for Carter every morning?
(a) She doesn't drink coffee.
(b) He has breakfast at home.
(c) He doesn't like chocolate.
(d) Her family doesn't like muffins.

3. What does Carter have to face when he gets home?
(a) His job.
(b) His mother.
(c) His siblings.
(d) His father.

4. What does Carter really spray on his mother when he gets home?
(a) Paint.
(b) Lotion.
(c) Water.
(d) Oil.

5. What made Carter able to beat his father?
(a) He had studied hard.
(b) He had heard his mother cry.
(c) He had worked out.
(d) He had managed his pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do other people think Carter got his scars?

2. How does Carter feel towards Sophie?

3. What does Carter fix in Sophie's house?

4. How does Sophie say she feels about Carter at the beginning of the book?

5. What weapon did Carter's father have when he beat him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sophie do on the porch swing that is new and different?

2. What gift does Carter bring Sophie one night, and why?

3. What causes Sophie to be jealous?

4. What does Sophie always do for Carter on the way home from school?

5. What does Carter's friend ask about Sophie?

6. How does Sophie get in contact with her mother?

7. How does the narration in this book work?

8. What caused Carter's father to leave the house?

9. How does Sophie's mother provide for her family?

10. How was Sophie almost hurt in her own house?

(see the answer keys)

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