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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Yolanda's mother's pestering figure into Yolanda getting to do something she likes to do?
(a) She'll use the excuse of making friends to bake a cake for her friend.
(b) She'll clean her room for company and then bake a cake for her friend.
(c) She'll stop reading if she can bake a cake.
(d) She'll offer to learn how to make a dinner meal if she can bake a cake for the dessert.

2. What does Yolanda's Momma find in Andrew's pocket?
(a) A gun.
(b) A bag of marijuana.
(c) A bag of cocaine.
(d) A note from the drug dealer who shot the principal.

3. What does the Chimp do?
(a) Hits Vic Watts.
(b) Intervenes for Andrew when some bullies are botherin him.
(c) Smashes Andrew's harmonica.
(d) Calls for the police.

4. Who was at the playground when Andrew was there?
(a) A couple ponies kids could ride.
(b) Some pushers.
(c) The principal just before he was shot.
(d) A swat team.

5. How is the cake when Yolanda arrives back home?
(a) Burnt to a crisp.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Not quite done.
(d) Flat.

6. What is Asphalt Hill?
(a) The dump behind Yolanda's home.
(b) The scrapeyard.
(c) Where skaters practice.
(d) A pile of tires about one hundred feet high.

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

8. What is Yolanda's mother always pestering her to do?
(a) Clean her room.
(b) Make friends.
(c) Stop reading so much.
(d) Learn to cook.

9. What does Yolanda decide to bake?
(a) A chocolate fudge cake with walnuts.
(b) A carrot cake.
(c) A brownie fudge cake.
(d) An orange date nut cake.

10. Who was shot by the person with the gun?
(a) Students and a teacher.
(b) The principal.
(c) The other janitor.
(d) No one.

11. What seat does Yolando take in her classroom?
(a) In the middle where she will blend in and not be noticed.
(b) As far back as possible.
(c) Where she is most visible to the teacher.
(d) Next to a boy who smiles at her.

12. How does Shirley respond to Yolanda talking to her?
(a) She tells Yolanda to be quiet.
(b) She hangs on Yolanda's every word.
(c) She pretends to be listening but is just daydreaming.
(d) She thinks Yolanda is crazy.

13. What does Momma always do for her children before leaving for work?
(a) Iron their clothes.
(b) Pray with them.
(c) Make breakfast.
(d) Inspect them for the school day.

14. What does Yolanda realize when she reads the word definition?
(a) She is intelligent, but not exceptional.
(b) She is actually quite grown-up and infantile does not describe her.
(c) She is not the true genius in the family.
(d) The word is an insult to others but not her.

15. What does Yolanda offer to teach Shirley?
(a) How to make lasagna.
(b) How to write cursive.
(c) How to bake the perfect cake.
(d) How to make money at a lemonade stand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Andrew told would help his Momma?

2. To what smell does Yolando wake?

3. What did Andrew not know about what was in his pocket?

4. What is failing to hold Andrew's interest?

5. How old is Andrew?

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