1. With which of the following does the twenty-third chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “As payback for her truancy, Charlie had received a red-faced diatribe from her father…”
(b) “Backstage was cavernous…”
(c) “As the weeks passed, Austin found himself uncharacteristically apprehensive…”
(d) “February had repressed her anxiety.”

2. With which of the following does the ninth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “Charlie remembered the earliest years of her education with a certain fondness…”
(b) “Both of Austin’s parents came to drop-off…”
(c) “The morning of the first day of school…”
(d) “It was one of those nights she could tell they were going to argue…”

3. With which of the following does the eighth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “Both of Austin’s parents came to drop-off…”
(b) “For Austin Workman-Bayard, Deafness was a family heirloom.”
(c) “The morning of the first day of school…”
(d) “Charlie remembered the earliest years of her education with a certain fondness…”

4. Which of the following professions does Charlie’s mother hold?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Software engineer.
(c) Pageant coach.
(d) History professor.

5. With which of the following does the fifth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “Though it always arrived before she was ready, February relished the first day of school.”
(b) “For Austin Workman-Bayard, Deafness was a family heirloom.”
(c) “Charlie was aware from a tender age that she was not the daughter her mother wanted.”
(d) “February had been born on the edge of East Colson…”