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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does ChutesAndLadders look forward so much to the Tuesday crossword puzzle in the newspaper?
(a) It is more difficult than the other days' puzzles and presents him with a challenge.
(b) It has a movie theme.
(c) It is easier than the other days' puzzles and instills him with confidence.
(d) It has a music theme.

2. What item does HaikuMom tell ChutesAndLadders that she is going to buy for him?
(a) A pair of suspenders.
(b) A pair of parachute pants.
(c) A pair of fuzzy socks.
(d) A pair of waterwings.

3. In what sport does Fountainhead say he had placed at state championships two years in a row?
(a) Shot-put.
(b) Long jump.
(c) Discus.
(d) Javelin.

4. In her thirteenth year, Yazmin's music teacher listened to one of her compositions and called it pretty. What simile did he use to characterize her piece of music?
(a) Like an outfit in which everything matches.
(b) Like a neatly tied bow.
(c) Like a pizza with all of its toppings arranged neatly.
(d) Like a phone with no ringer.

5. In what city was Orangutan born?
(a) Kushiro.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Osaka.
(d) Tokyo.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Orangutan is at the Sapporo train station and is chatting online with ChutesAndLadders, what objects in America does she liken to internet cafes in Japan in terms of how ubiquitous they are?

2. What does the 911 operator tell Yazmin when she asks what do while she and Elliot wait for the ambulance to arrive?

3. How old is ChutesAndLadders?

4. What do Yazmin and Elliot see when they turn on the lights inside Odessa's house?

5. How much does Yazmin guess that she and Elliot will get for Haikumom's computer at the pawnshop?

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