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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 & 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Yolanda's excitement short lived when she gets back stage?
(a) Andrew refuses to do anything but look at the musical instruments.
(b) There is no one back stage at all.
(c) The backstage is nothing more than stage callers running back and forth.
(d) She and Andrew are made to go sit in a chair in a room that is locked.

2. What annoys Yolanda about the man in the cowboy hat?
(a) He is blocking the entrance to the rest of back stage.
(b) He is white and won't be able to appreciate Andrew's talent.
(c) He calls her child.
(d) He tells her and Andrew to get back to the audience.

3. Why does Yolanda steer Andrew away from his aunt and momma?
(a) To show him the performers up close.
(b) To take him back stage.
(c) To get him to an area that is less noisy.
(d) To take him to the bathroom.

4. What tension is there at Asphalt Hill?
(a) Between kids from different schools.
(b) Between the older boys and the younger boys.
(c) Between the skaters and the basketball players.
(d) Between Andrew and the drug dealers.

5. Who is Davie Rae Shawn?
(a) The announcer.
(b) The cowboy performer.
(c) The stage manager.
(d) The copy that comes to get Yolanda and her brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yolanda do in dressing for the concert?

2. What comment from her mother upsets Yolanda terribly?

3. About what does Yolanda need to talk to someone?

4. How does Yolanda's mother's hair look?

5. What does Yolanda suddenly remember when Shirley mentions Andrew?

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