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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Yolanda doing when Shirley comes to visit?
(a) Baking a cake.
(b) Trying to figure out how to get Andrew some drums.
(c) Having her hair fixed.
(d) Writing an essay for her homework.

2. How does Yolanda's mother dress when they go out to dinner?
(a) In a dress that shows off her figure.
(b) In trendy capris and a tank top.
(c) In sloppy, wrinkled clothes.
(d) In a fairly matronly dress.

3. To what is Andrew drawn back stage?
(a) The cowboy.
(b) The sounds of the waiters humming.
(c) The elderly woman beating time on the table.
(d) The food table.

4. What does Yolanda fear as Andrew walks on stage?
(a) That Andrew will run off stage.
(b) That the cowboy will make fun of Andrew to the crowd.
(c) That Andrew will not be able to play.
(d) What her momma and Aunt Tiny are thinking.

5. What is Yolanda afraid to frighten Andrew for her schemes?
(a) He might yell for a cop.
(b) He might tell their momma.
(c) He might not be able to play the harmonica.
(d) He might refuse to go any further with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what is Yolanda's mother not convinced concerning Andrew?

2. Who was shot by the person with the gun?

3. Why doesn't Andrew feel connected to the sounds in the house?

4. How does Shirley respond to Yolanda's attempt to make up?

5. What does Shirley have with her when she visits Yolanda?

(see the answer key)

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