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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. Where does Austin’s mother report having seen the Clash?
(a) Kalamazoo.
(b) Kerrville.
(c) Kanawha.
(d) Kankakee.

2. Which of the following does the novel present as “a real-life eyeth” (171)?
(a) Newport.
(b) Montauk.
(c) Martha’s Vineyard.
(d) Nantucket.

3. Which of the following families becomes February’s byword for neglectful parenting?
(a) Schneider.
(b) Malloy.
(c) Gerald.
(d) Smith.

4. Which of the following ejects Charlie and her fellow students from the premises?
(a) Moorlyn Theatre.
(b) Chipped Cup.
(c) Steele’s Candy.
(d) Holden’s Hardware.

5. Which of the following shows does a grieving February watch?
(a) Eurovision.
(b) American Gladiators.
(c) The Beastmaster.
(d) American Ninja Warrior.

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does the fifty-first chapter of the novel begin?

2. Which of the following do Slash and his compatriots steal?

3. What is Austin’s mother’s name?

4. From which of the following does Austin contrast himself?

5. Which of the following shows does a grieving February watch?

Short Essay Questions

1. As she accosts Austin after the birth of his sister, Gabriella points out an instance of irony. What is it?

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

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

4. How does Charlie deflect her mother’s suspicion after her burglary?

5. What does Charlie note most liking about her grandmother’s visits?

6. How does Austin’s mother describe hearing culture (211)?

7. How is Deaf Standard Time defined in the novel?

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

9. To what does Charlie compare her mother unboxing her new cochlear implant equipment (202)?

10. Of what kind of joke does Charlie note she is happy to be the butt, and why?

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