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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With which of the following does the twentieth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “February had received her share of 4:00 A.M. phone calls…”
(b) “Charlie was eager to put the rocky week behind her.”
(c) “Charlie woke naked atop the blankets the next morning…”
(d) “As payback for her truancy, Charlie had received a red-faced diatribe from her father…”

2. Which of the following does Charlie’s father cook for breakfast?
(a) Pancakes.
(b) Crepes.
(c) French toast.
(d) Waffles.

3. What make of car does Charlie’s mother drive?
(a) Volvo.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Mercedes.
(d) BMW.

4. In which grade are the students who flush their hearing aids down the toilet?
(a) Fifth.
(b) Ninth.
(c) Third.
(d) Seventh.

5. With which of the following does the fourteenth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “February Waters was nine years old…”
(b) “The summer before her sophomore year…”
(c) “Things were touch and go in the weeks after the Wandapocalypse…”
(d) “After the Serrano meeting…”

6. What brand of chips do February and Mel favor?
(a) Lay's.
(b) Grippo's.
(c) Utz.
(d) Zapp's.

7. Which of the following does Gabriella call Charlie in their first encounter?
(a) Sucker.
(b) Bum.
(c) Loser.
(d) Freak.

8. With which of the following does the sixth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “For Austin Workman-Bayard, Deafness was a family heirloom.”
(b) “Though it always arrived before she was ready, February relished the first day of school.”
(c) “Charlie remembered the earliest years of her education with a certain fondness…”
(d) “Charlie was aware from a tender age that she was not the daughter her mother wanted.”

9. What is the name of Slash’s band?
(a) The Mazarins.
(b) The Desmoulins.
(c) The Richelieus.
(d) The Robespierres.

10. What score does Charlie report on an algebra test?
(a) B-.
(b) B.
(c) B+.
(d) A.

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

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

13. What is the name of Austin’s grandmother?
(a) Lorna.
(b) May.
(c) Dee.
(d) Nyarinda.

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

15. In what year did the Workman ancestors flee institutional confinement?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1866.
(c) 1886.
(d) 1896.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

2. Which of the following reveals February’s prior relationship with Wanda to Mel?

3. Which of the following does Slash play in the novel?

4. Which of the following professions does Charlie’s father hold?

5. Whom of the following is cited in the novel’s epigraphs?

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