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

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

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

4. With which of the following does the seventh chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “For Austin Workman-Bayard, Deafness was a family heirloom.”
(b) “Both of Austin’s parents came to drop-off…”
(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.”

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What kind of frozen yogurt do Charlie and her mother get together?

4. What score does Charlie report on an algebra test?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What occasions Charlie’s return to mainstream schooling from her placement in special education?

2. What indication do Skylar’s grandparents first have that she can hear?

3. What fallback educational plans does February draft against the closing of her school?

4. While waiting in the hospital for the birth of his sister, what does Austin note is “the problem with everything these days” (94)?

5. Why are Charlie and her father late for their first ASL class?

6. Why does the stage crew wear headlamps?

7. Why does Austin opine that it is better to be friendly than friends with one’s roommate?

8. What kind of ring does February get for Mel?

9. Why does Charlie note having been disinterested in politics in school?

10. For what reasons does Austin note a student enters River Valley as a high schooler?

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