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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 forty-first chapter of the novel begin?
(a) “Wanda had seen the end of the world once before.”
(b) “Back at school, things fell into their old rhythms.”
(c) “February spent her first week back at River Valley overwhelmed…”
(d) “The atmosphere in the dorm the night before Christmas break was charged…”

2. Which of the following do Slash and his compatriots steal?
(a) Copper.
(b) Aluminum.
(c) Steel.
(d) Tin.

3. Which of the following is listed as an ingredient in an ancient Egyptian “cure” for deafness?
(a) Wine.
(b) Zythum.
(c) Olive oil.
(d) Myrrh.

4. 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!”

5. What color lipstick does Austin’s grandmother wear?
(a) Mauve.
(b) Fuchsia.
(c) Magenta.
(d) Chartreuse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What message does Austin send to Charlie at his family’s Christmas gathering?

2. Which of the following families does February note is neglectful in the current school year?

3. What color shoe does Charlie’s grandmother wear?

4. With which of the following does the twenty-seventh chapter of the novel begin?

5. What is the name of Charlie’s mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do February’s mother and Mel’s father express appreciation for stuffing?

2. Why does February regard her mother’s condition as a cruelty?

3. Why does Wanda think of her brother upon learning of the imminent closure of her school?

4. What does Austin offer Charlie that she had not previously found attractive?

5. Why does February attempt to insert herself into the conversation between one of her faculty and Austin’s mother?

6. How does Wanda’s visit while February grieves comfort the latter?

7. How does Charlie describe her social standing at her old school?

8. What curricular reforms does Kayla purpose to enact?

9. What does Wanda note is the end-game against the Deaf?

10. What does Charlie note as the question she most hates being asked?

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