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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 much does Polly borrow from a loan shark to go to America?
(a) $47,000.
(b) $45,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $40,000.

2. In Chapter 1, what does Deming shoplift when he gets his mother's cigarettes?
(a) Hershey's bar.
(b) Milky Way.
(c) Baby Ruth.
(d) Musketeers bar.

3. In Chapter 7, why did Didi have to take more hours at the salon?
(a) Her father was sick.
(b) Her aunt was sick.
(c) Her mother was sick.
(d) Her uncle was sick.

4. How old was Polly when Leon asked her to marry him?
(a) 29.
(b) 30.
(c) 27.
(d) 28.

5. In Chapter 8, what time does Daniel call Leon?
(a) 9 p.m.
(b) 11 p.m.
(c) 10 p.m.
(d) Midnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, where is Polly living?

2. How long of a training period did Polly have when she was hired at the nail salon?

3. How many roommates does Thad have in the three-story house where he lives in Ridgewood?

4. What did Peter's father want him to choose as a career?

5. How far is Ridgeborough from New York City?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who becomes Deming's first friend?

2. What does Deming learn when he goes back to New York City with the Wilkinsons to see their friends and their adopted Chinese daughter?

3. Why do Daniel's parents come to visit him in New York?

4. What things does Deming do hoping they will help bring his mother back and keep her safe?

5. Why does Vivian Deming to social services?

6. How did Polly get to America and why did she go?

7. What is Leon doing when Michael and Daniel reunite at a Starbucks?

8. What conversation do Daniel and Kay have on her birthday?

9. What does Deming's mother tell him about moving in Chapter 1?

10. What was Deming's life like from birth to age six?

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