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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. In what city is the care facility into which February places her mother?
(a) Cincinnati.
(b) Dayton.
(c) Columbus.
(d) Lexington.

2. With which of the following does the seventeenth chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “February was crossing the quad after a meeting with the secondary school teachers when she came upon her semester’s great mystery…”
(b) “Charlie was eager to put the rocky week behind her.”
(c) “Austin spent the weekend at home vacillating…”
(d) “A month and a half in, Charlie had hit a wall…”

3. 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.

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

5. As which of the following is “true biz” translated?
(a) Figuratively.
(b) Anecdotally.
(c) Literally.
(d) Metaphorically.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does the eighteenth chapter of the novel begin?

2. Which of the following roles does Austin play?

3. In what building on the River Valley campus do Charlie and her father sit for their first ASL class?

4. For which teacher is February filling in?

5. Which of the following magazines does Austin note in the hospital while he waits for his sister’s birth?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What makes the Chipped Cup February’s favorite lunch spot?

3. To what does February ascribe the origin of her name?

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

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

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

7. For what reason does Charlie note being glad to leave her old school behind in the wake of her custody hearing?

8. Why does the stage crew wear headlamps?

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

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

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