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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 about Anne's looks has always given her trouble?
(a) Her big ears
(b) Her long feet
(c) Her gangly legs
(d) Her kinky hair

2. According to Anne, when is the only time a spirit rises?
(a) When things look impossible
(b) When it is called upon
(c) When it is way down
(d) When a person prays

3. What do Anne and Sam do on San Quentin Beach one day?
(a) Build an altar made of sand
(b) Use a metal detector
(c) Build a sandcastle
(d) Throw a Frisbee

4. What does Anne call Sam's legs?
(a) Bird legs
(b) Toothpicks
(c) Sticks
(d) Poles

5. To whom does Anne liken God in the story about Elijah?
(a) Muhammed
(b) The Dalai Lama
(c) A Jewish mother
(d) Buddha

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Anne and Sam go snorkeling?

2. What is the name of Anne and Sam's dog?

3. Who is the big man who sits on Sam when blood has to be drawn?

4. Why does Akela remain indoors at a Fourth of July picnic at her grandmother's house?

5. Why is Anne angry when she sees a man abuse a dog on the beach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anne call "God's In Box?"

2. How does Anne's neurotic nature exhibit when she has a suspicious mole?

3. Why does Anne call the void left by her father's death an "old dog suit"?

4. How does Anne use humor to deal with her unruly hair?

5. How does Sam show his apology when he misbehaves on the beach on his eighth birthday?

6. In addition to alcohol abuse, what other destructive behavior does Anne have?

7. What does Anne mean when she says that she doesn't want to be her "mommy's mommy"?

8. Where does Anne fully discover God?

9. What fear does Anne's friend, Neshama's, granddaughter, Akela have?

10. Explain the situation that helps Akela begin to overcome her fear?

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