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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 & 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Shirley Piper?
(a) Yolanda's favorite teacher.
(b) Yolanda's next-door neighbor.
(c) A girl who saves a seat on the bus for Yolanda.
(d) The principal at Yolanda's new school.

2. What does Vic show Andrew?
(a) Carnegie Hall to demonstrate to Andrew where he could end up.
(b) The electric controls on his wheelchair.
(c) The sheet music for the song Andrew plays.
(d) His talking wristwatch.

3. What is Yolanda not allowed to do at home?
(a) Interrupt Andrew's practice sessions.
(b) Bake a cake.
(c) Watch television.
(d) Talk on the phone for more than five minutes.

4. How many terrible things have happened recently in Yolanda's life?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

5. What sounds does Andrew like to hear on Asphalt Hill?
(a) The metal being smashed.
(b) The wheels on concrete.
(c) The tires settling when they throw a new batch on the pile.
(d) The seagulls eating the garbage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yolanda take Shirley through with painstaking detail?

2. Why is Andrew uninterested in the photograph?

3. What does Shirley Piper wonder about Yolanda?

4. What does Yolanda miss about her former home?

5. What tension is there at Asphalt Hill?

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