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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rick call Elliot?
(a) The love of his life.
(b) A jerk.
(c) A dreamer.
(d) A realist.

2. Where has Addie just moved when the book opens?
(a) A duplex.
(b) A new home built just for the family.
(c) A trailer.
(d) A huge apartment complex.

3. What time does Addie's mother awaken?
(a) Around noon.
(b) Early in the morning.
(c) About 10 in the morning.
(d) 4 in the afternoon.

4. Who is Pete?
(a) Dwight's brother.
(b) The man who Mommers met for a supposed business reason.
(c) Denise's brother.
(d) A friend of Grandios.

5. What does Soula say kept reappearing?
(a) A feral cat.
(b) A raccoon.
(c) A stray dog.
(d) Graffiti.

6. What joke does Soula make about being large?
(a) That no one messes with her.
(b) That she doesn't have to work as hard.
(c) That it's lucky they found the tumor.
(d) That she is easy to find in a crowd.

7. How does Addie feel about her new home?
(a) Excited.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Scared.
(d) Unhappy.

8. What does Mommers yell at Addie and tell her to clean up?
(a) The rotted pumpkin.
(b) The kitchen counters.
(c) The bathroom sink.
(d) The refrigerator.

9. About what smell does Denise complain when she gets home?
(a) Hamster poop.
(b) Burnt toast.
(c) Sawdust.
(d) Rotten pumpkin.

10. Who is Rick?
(a) Soula's cousin.
(b) The man who owns the Numbskull Pub.
(c) An old boyfriend of Denise's.
(d) Dwight's brother.

11. What does Mommers say will take place over dinner?
(a) A vocabulary quiz.
(b) A tasting treat.
(c) A job interview.
(d) Nothing.

12. Why does Addie think she blew it when she was nine by telling Dwight Denise wasn't home?
(a) Denise is mad at her for days.
(b) The Littles are upset about being taken from Denise.
(c) Addie loses the company of the Littles.
(d) Dwight did not want her anymore.

13. What does Dwight tell Addie he has set up for her in her new home?
(a) A gerbil village.
(b) A doll house.
(c) A computer.
(d) An ant farm.

14. For whom does Rick leave a note?
(a) Dwight.
(b) Denise.
(c) Elliot.
(d) Soula.

15. What does Addie's mother forbid her to do?
(a) Hang out at the minimart.
(b) Go over to her best friend's house.
(c) Talk to her half sisters.
(d) Talk to Dwight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Addie say she does not want to know when Mommers drives her to school?

2. For how long does Addie's mom disappear when Addie is nine?

3. What has changed as far as money for Denise and Addie?

4. Who confronts Addie after she has her tryout with Ms. Rivera?

5. What does Addie ask Mommers about the money Dwight gave them?

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