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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. After Barry calls the police on Ingrid the first time, where is the next place that she and Astrid see Barry?
(a) Grocery store.
(b) Cafe.
(c) Gast station.
(d) Flea market.

2. Where does Ingrid meet Barry for the first time?
(a) Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.
(b) Her office.
(c) Poetry meeting.
(d) A school.

3. In what month is Astrid's birthday?
(a) November.
(b) May.
(c) October.
(d) August.

4. What is a positive consequence of Astrid's second trip to the emergency room?
(a) The scars.
(b) The library.
(c) The food.
(d) The television.

5. On the day that Claire does not pick up Astrid from school, what has she been doing?
(a) Writing a letter to Astrid.
(b) Writing to Ron.
(c) Spying on Ron.
(d) Reading letters from Ingrid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Ray's biological son?

2. What quality does Astrid believe that Marvel has rubbed off on her?

3. Where does Ingrid follow Barry the night he grabs her and tells her to leave?

4. Who does Astrid always sit with under the bleachers at school when she lives with Ed and Marvel?

5. What is the last name of Astrid's second foster family?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Astrid and Ingrid interact with one another in the beginning of the novel? Why?

2. How does Ingrid's poem, "For Astrid, Who Will Live After All," hurt Astrid?

3. How is Astrid pushed into the shadows by Ingrid?

4. How has Marvel's racism rubbed off on Astrid?

5. How does Astrid feel about Ingrid stalking Barry?

6. Describe Claire and Ron's home.

7. How does Ingrid hurt Astrid when Astrid comes to visit her for the first time in eight months?

8. Describe the power of books in Astrid's life.

9. Why does Ingrid change so much after she meets and begins dating Barry?

10. Describe Starr.

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