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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 forty-fifth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “Christmas Day, for Austin, was always tinged with bitterness…”
(b) “As she watched Mel lean in close to the mirror…”
(c) “Merry Christmas!”
(d) “On the afternoon of the thirty-first…”

2. With which of the following does the thirty-third chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “Charlie was always ambivalent about the holidays.”
(b) “I said, how was school?”
(c) “Austin spent the rest of Tuesday evening and all of their truncated Wednesday schedule awash with humiliation…”
(d) “February found the emptying of the dorms…”

3. With which of the following does the fortieth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “February spent her first week back at River Valley overwhelmed…”
(b) “Back at school, things fell into their old rhythms.”
(c) “In the days after her mother’s death…”
(d) “Wanda had seen the end of the world once before.”

4. Which of the following shows does a grieving February watch?
(a) Celebrity Apprentice.
(b) The Real World.
(c) The Bachelor.
(d) Big Brother.

5. Which of the following sports does Charlie’s mother’s love watching on Christmas?
(a) Boxing.
(b) Hockey.
(c) Football.
(d) Basketball.

6. Which of the following schools does Kayla consider attending?
(a) Wiley College.
(b) Gallaudet University.
(c) Fontbonne University.
(d) Howard College.

7. From which of the following does Austin contrast himself?
(a) Alexander Graham Bell.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Nikola Tesla.
(d) Thomas Alva Edison.

8. What message does Austin send to Charlie at his family’s Christmas gathering?
(a) Miss u.
(b) FML.
(c) U up?
(d) Yolo!

9. With which of the following does the twenty-ninth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “Wraparound headache…”
(b) “After play practice on Tuesday…”
(c) “And you’re sure they’re treating you well.”
(d) “Kayla could see that Austin had done it automatically…”

10. Whom of the following downloads useful apps onto Charlie’s phone for her?
(a) Russell.
(b) Boyd.
(c) Kevin.
(d) Stephen.

11. Which of the following do Slash and his compatriots purpose to burglarize?
(a) Chipped Cup.
(b) Steele’s Candy.
(c) Moorlyn Theatre.
(d) Holden’s Hardware.

12. In which of the following classes does Austin note having had a test?
(a) Algebra.
(b) Calculus.
(c) Geometry.
(d) Trigonometry.

13. What is the name of Charlie’s mother?
(a) Glenetta.
(b) Jeannette.
(c) Billy Jean.
(d) Lynnette.

14. With which of the following does the forty-fourth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “On the afternoon of the thirty-first…”
(b) “The atmosphere in the dorm the night before Christmas break was charged…”
(c) “Christmas Day, for Austin, was always tinged with bitterness…”
(d) “Merry Christmas!”

15. How old is Wanda when her brother dies?
(a) 7.
(b) 27.
(c) 70.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does the twenty-eighth chapter of the novel begin?

2. Which of the following games does February’s mother report playing?

3. With which of the following does the forty-second chapter of the novel begin?

4. With which of the following does the fifty-third chapter of the novel begin?

5. What is the name of February’s assistant?

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