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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. What city does Henry’s uncle Bob live in?
(a) Tallahassee.
(b) Orlando.
(c) Miami.
(d) Jacksonville.

2. What language does Henry note his family spoke to him in a dream?
(a) Greek.
(b) Hebrew.
(c) Latin.
(d) Arabic.

3. What game does Henry invite Diego over to play?
(a) Super Mario Bros. Wii.
(b) Kingdom Hearts.
(c) Breath of the Wild.
(d) Zombie Splatter.

4. Which ocean freezes on 29 January 2016?
(a) Atlantic.
(b) Southern.
(c) Indian.
(d) Pacific.

5. With which of the following does "25 December 2015" begin?
(a) “Mom decided to celebrate New Year’s Eve with her girlfriends at the Hard Rock Casino.”
(b) “I wish I could say that it was my idea, but that honor belonged to Jesse Franklin.”
(c) “Audrey’s bedroom hadn’t changed much in the year since I’d seen it last.”
(d) “Grief is an ocean, and guilt the undertow that pulls me beneath the waves and drowns me.”

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does "19 December 2015" begin?

2. What song wakes Henry?

3. With which of the following does "18 December 2015" begin?

4. Which of the following novels does Henry note Jesse had lent him?

5. What was Nana’s first car?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Henry suggest would be the case if life were fair?

2. How does Henry’s mother note having secured her new job?

3. On New Year’s Eve, how does Audrey encourage Henry to pursue a relationship with Diego?

4. How does Henry note his mother discouraged him and Charlie from rising early on Christmas?

5. What reason does Henry posit for mothers thinking their sons handsome?

6. How does Henry understand Marcus’s self-concept?

7. What reasons does Henry give for saying he means to attend Brown University?

8. For what reasons does Henry abandon searching for his father?

9. Why are there no resource wars as the sun dims?

10. On what condition does Henry agree to skip school with Diego?

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