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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what does Abelard tell Lily he does not like to do in regards to travel?
(a) Go on trains.
(b) Go on buses.
(c) Ride in cars.
(d) Go on airplanes.

2. What does Rosalind think of Lily's decision to have brain surgery?
(a) She does not agree with it.
(b) She thinks it is a good idea.
(c) She tells Lily she should wait until next year.
(d) She tells Lily she has had brain surgery herself and she regrets it.

3. In Chapter 30, why is it awkward when Lily goes to Rosalind's house?
(a) Rosalind is moving out of the house that day.
(b) Rosalind's parents are getting divorced.
(c) Richard is there already.
(d) Rosalind's sister is having a health problem.

4. In Chapter 22, how does Lily finally get in touch with her father?
(a) Her mother has found his email address.
(b) Her mother has found a way to write him a letter.
(c) Her mother has found a way to sent him a telegram.
(d) Her mother has found her father's girlfriend's phone number.

5. What does Dr. Brillstein tell Lily about her future that thrills her?
(a) He thinks she can go to college and focus on her work.
(b) He thinks she can become a surgeon like him.
(c) He thinks she can become an accountant.
(d) He thinks she can become a writer.

6. In Chapter 27, what does Abelard text Lily that unsettles her?
(a) He is going to be away the next week but he does not tell her where.
(b) He has met another girl.
(c) He has dropped out of high school.
(d) He has had a big fight with his father.

7. In Chapter 30, why is Lily upset with Rosalind?
(a) Rosalind tells Lily she does not like Abelard.
(b) Rosalind insults Iris.
(c) Rosalind put her on suicide watch.
(d) Rosalind insults Lily's father.

8. In Chapter 18, where does Abelard ask Lily to meet him?
(a) The greenhouse.
(b) The gym.
(c) The robotics lab.
(d) Under the crepe myrtle tree.

9. In Chapter 23, what does Lily do that Abelard recoils from?
(a) Yells at him.
(b) Goes upstairs to his room.
(c) Touches him.
(d) Tells him a joke.

10. In Chapter 23, what does Mrs. Mitchell go to the store to get for Abelard and Lily?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Popcorn.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Soda.

11. In Chapter 17, when does Lily realize someone at school put her on suicide watch?
(a) When her mother tells her Lily's guidance counselor called her to tell her she is worried about Lily.
(b) When she was notified that she would pass all her classes regardless of the work she is missing.
(c) When she was told she needed to go on different medication.
(d) When she was sent home from school in the middle of the day.

12. What does Lily's mother tell her about her own happiness in Chapter 17?
(a) She will find happiness only with her own family.
(b) She will find happiness only in doing things for other people.
(c) She cannot depend on anyone else for her own happiness.
(d) She will find happiness only in other people.

13. In Chapter 21, what kind of notes does Iris meticulously keep for her biology class?
(a) Martin's Notes.
(b) Marshall's Notes.
(c) Cornell Notes.
(d) Cliff's Notes.

14. In Chapter 31, what does Lily's father take just her to do?
(a) Go on a hike.
(b) Go to the carnival.
(c) Go to a rock concert.
(d) Go to the art show.

15. In Chapter 20, how much money do Abelard's grandparents send him every Christmas?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $100.
(d) $500.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of puzzle does Lily work on in Dr. Brillstein's office?

2. What does Lily tell Dr. Brillstein about Abelard in Chapter 25?

3. In Chapter 18, what does Abelard say that Lily is, rather than broken?

4. In Chapter 29, which of Lily's teachers encourages her to apply to colleges?

5. In Chapter 23, what does Lily do that sets her whole visit with Abelard off on the wrong foot?

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