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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 tenth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “If there had been such a thing as homecoming…”
(b) “It was one of those nights she could tell they were going to argue…”
(c) “Both of Austin’s parents came to drop-off…”
(d) “The morning of the first day of school…”

2. What kind of grass does February note having selected for her school?
(a) St. Augustine.
(b) Bermuda.
(c) Fine Fescue.
(d) Eagleton bluegrass.

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

4. Which of the following is the name of Charlie’s father?
(a) José.
(b) Victor.
(c) Hector.
(d) Arturo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What school does Charlie attend before her enrollment in a school for the Deaf?

2. What make of car does Charlie’s mother drive?

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

4. Which of the following does Gabriella call Charlie in their first encounter?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Charlie convince her father to let her go out to attend Kyle’s show?

2. What is the utopian vision February’s students describe in her class?

3. To what factors does February ascribe her expectation for her school’s endurance among the closures of so many schools for the Deaf?

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

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

6. Why is the instructor at Charlie’s first ASL class late?

7. Why does Charlie note knowing how sound travels through balloons?

8. To what does February ascribe the low regard in which teenagers are often held?

9. What explanation is given for the existence of the New Quarters?

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

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