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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 Riley get home from school on the first day at Park Hills High School?
(a) Bicycle.
(b) Ride from parents.
(c) Limousine.
(d) Bus.

2. How does Riley acquire their vintage turntable?
(a) As a Christmas gift from their cousin.
(b) At the Amoeba music store in Los Angeles.
(c) As a Christmas gift from their father.
(d) At a garage sale.

3. When Riley sees two football players one morning before school, whom does he see giving Jim a small unidentified object?
(a) Solo.
(b) Doctor Ann.
(c) Bec.
(d) Erik.

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

5. Approximately how many students does Riley say attend Park Hills High School?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 1,200.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 850.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Riley give to the center aisle of the lunchroom at Park Hills High School?

2. What does Solo report that he had stopped doing in order to fit in with the football team?

3. In what class does Riley have a test in second period the day after the fundraiser?

4. What class is Riley's first class of the day?

5. What does Derek tell Riley when he visits them at Pineview?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Riley call their one formal outfit and why?

3. What clothing does Riley choose for the first day of public high school, and what is Riley hoping to accomplish with this choice?

4. What action does Riley describe as being "like a suicide ritual" (64)?

5. How is foreshadowing used within Riley's mention of having "strange and pleasant dreams" (81) after thinking of Bec's hand on Riley's knee earlier in the evening?

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

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

8. Why does Riley feel their parents are close to asking them to again start attending political events with the family?

9. What is the symbolism of Riley's choice of avatar when starting a blog?

10. 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?

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