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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. What does Solo report that he had stopped doing in order to fit in with the football team?
(a) Shaving.
(b) Growing his hair long.
(c) Wearing his Chewbacca backpack.
(d) Eating pizza.

2. What technique does Riley use to fight off the first anxiety attack that threatens to ruin the first day of public high school?
(a) The chalkboard-painting mental exercise.
(b) Three deep, slow breaths.
(c) Child's pose.
(d) Slow sips of water.

3. What name does Riley give to the center aisle of the lunchroom at Park Hills High School?
(a) The Royal Court.
(b) The Joust.
(c) The Gauntlet.
(d) The Haymaker.

4. How does Riley feel about not having to wear a uniform at their new school?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Grateful.

5. What is the title of Riley's first blog post?
(a) Living the Life.
(b) Coming to Terms.
(c) Both and Neither.
(d) My Raging Hypocrisy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What band is pictured on the tee shirt worn by Riley on the first day of school?

2. To whom does Bec take Riley's computer when Riley wants to connect to the internet?

3. What time does Riley tell Bec they are required to be home on weeknights?

4. For how many days have Solo and Riley known each other by the time of the lunchtime altercation during Solo's standoff with Jim?

5. What class does Riley have second period?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first clue Riley gets that a peer must know about Riley and Alix being one and the same?

2. What does Doctor Ann say about the act of "wondering if it's okay to be who you are" (110) and how do her comments relate to the novel's title?

3. What does Riley do when overcome by self-pity while eating alone on the ramp?

4. What is the significance of Riley's request to study with Bec rather than attending the political fundraiser?

5. How does Riley feel about the lack of uniforms at the public high school?

6. What is the symbolism of the list of French names?

7. What is demonstrated about Solo's character when he tells Riley that "High school sucks for everyone" (95)?

8. How does the author demonstrate to the reader in Chapter One that Riley and his father Congressman Sean Cavanaugh are on different wavelengths throughout much of the narrative?

9. Discuss the author's use of hyperbole to characterize Riley's voice.

10. When the girl contemplating suicide contacts Riley, what piece of Riley's advice does she take that leads to negative consequences?

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