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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what building on the River Valley campus do Charlie and her father meet with February for their orientation to the school?
(a) Cannon.
(b) Clerc.
(c) Morrill.
(d) Murphy.

2. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?
(a) Metro Deaf School.
(b) Rocky Mountain Deaf School.
(c) Jean Massieu Academy.
(d) Moog Center for Deaf Education.

3. At which of the following hardware stores does February shop?
(a) Lowe's.
(b) Ace.
(c) Menard's.
(d) Holden's.

4. With which of the following does the twenty-second chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “Backstage was cavernous…”
(b) “February had received her share of 4:00 A.M. phone calls…”
(c) “As payback for her truancy, Charlie had received a red-faced diatribe from her father…”
(d) “As the weeks passed, Austin found himself uncharacteristically apprehensive…”

5. With which of the following does the fifteenth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “February had run out of dusk by the time she finished…”
(b) “A month and a half in, Charlie had hit a wall…”
(c) “Austin spent the weekend at home vacillating…”
(d) “2:34 A.M.”

6. With which of the following does the twenty-sixth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “February had run out of dusk by the time she finished…”
(b) “2:34 A.M.”
(c) “February had repressed her anxiety.”
(d) “Austin spent the weekend at home vacillating…”

7. Which of the following foods does Austin retrieve while in the hospital at Skylar’s birth?
(a) Cheetos.
(b) Utz Cheese Balls.
(c) Cheez-Its.
(d) Doritos.

8. With which of the following does the thirteenth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “The summer before her sophomore year…”
(b) “February Waters was nine years old…”
(c) “Things were touch and go in the weeks after the Wandapocalypse…”
(d) “If there had been such a thing as homecoming…”

9. With which of the following does the nineteenth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “Charlie was eager to put the rocky week behind her.”
(b) “February had received her share of 4:00 A.M. phone calls…”
(c) “February was crossing the quad after a meeting with the secondary school teachers when she came upon her semester’s great mystery…”
(d) “Charlie woke naked atop the blankets the next morning…”

10. With which of the following does the twelfth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “February Waters was nine years old…”
(b) “Things were touch and go in the weeks after the Wandapocalypse…”
(c) “If there had been such a thing as homecoming…”
(d) “It was one of those nights she could tell they were going to argue…”

11. With which of the following does the second chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “After the Serrano meeting…”
(b) “Charlie and her father were late to their first ASL class.”
(c) “The summer before her sophomore year…”
(d) “February had been born on the edge of East Colson…”

12. With which of the following does the eighteenth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “Charlie woke naked atop the blankets the next morning…”
(b) “Austin spent the weekend at home vacillating…”
(c) “Charlie was eager to put the rocky week behind her.”
(d) “February was crossing the quad after a meeting with the secondary school teachers when she came upon her semester’s great mystery…”

13. With which of the following does the seventh 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) “Charlie remembered the earliest years of her education with a certain fondness…”
(d) “Though it always arrived before she was ready, February relished the first day of school.”

14. Which of the following roles does Austin play?
(a) Peter.
(b) Michael.
(c) Hook.
(d) John.

15. Which of the following professions does Mel hold?
(a) Pageant coach.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) History professor.
(d) Software engineer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the name of Charlie’s father?

2. At which of the following does February meet Swall?

3. With which of the following does the sixteenth chapter of the novel begin?

4. Which of the following does Swall eat when meeting with February?

5. With which of the following does the fourteenth chapter of the novel begin?

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