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

2. Riley responds to Sierra's comment at the lunch table by telling her what?
(a) That Sierra is not Riley's type.
(b) That Sierra will always be ugly in spirit.
(c) That no one will ever love Sierra.
(d) That Sierra must be very unhappy to be so hateful.

3. How does Riley describe the feeling of being "confined to the same identity day after day" (2) regardless of how they feel inside?
(a) Still.
(b) Calming.
(c) Suffocating.
(d) Exhilarating.

4. What adjective does Solo apply to Riley when he says that Riley is out of place in Park Hills?
(a) Cool.
(b) Confident.
(c) Exotic.
(d) Wacky.

5. How does Riley style their hair on the first day of school?
(a) They mash their bangs down to cover their face.
(b) They attach extensions.
(c) They shave their head.
(d) They create a fauxhawk.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what town was Riley born and raised?

2. What username does Riley use for their Bloglr account?

3. When Riley deletes Park Hills, California from the Bloglr account, what city is added instead?

4. What characteristic does Riley expect to find in public school students?

5. How does Riley get home from school on the first day at Park Hills High School?

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

10. What is the significance of Riley's choice of an air raid siren as a waking alarm?

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