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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. Why would Andrew not want to do drugs?
(a) It is too expensive.
(b) He's afraid of his mother finding out.
(c) He has seen what drugs do to others.
(d) He's afraid of going to jail.

2. How often had Shirley checked on the cake?
(a) Every half hour.
(b) Every minute.
(c) Every five minutes.
(d) She forgot to check on it altogether.

3. What is one group that hangs out at Asphalt Hill?
(a) Bookies.
(b) Parents.
(c) Drug pushers.
(d) Girls watching the boys.

4. What is different about Vic Watts?
(a) He has a bad stutter.
(b) He is deaf.
(c) He is blind.
(d) He is in a wheelchair.

5. What did Andrew not know about what was in his pocket?
(a) The money is stolen.
(b) The beatle is still alive.
(c) The substance is illegal.
(d) It is cocaine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Vic Watts?

2. Who was at the playground when Andrew was there?

3. What do they call Yolanda on the bus?

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

5. How does Shirley respond to Yolanda talking to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Andrew's encounter with the drug pushers at Asphalt Hill.

2. How does Yolanda go about getting Andrew a new harmonica?

3. How does Vic use music to make a connection with Andrew?

4. What does Shirley say about double-dutch that causes Yolanda great discomfort?

5. Why is Yolanda suspicious of Shirley, yet still talks to her?

6. Why does Yolanda usually add a comment when she answers a question?

7. What is one terrible thing that has happened lately?

8. What has Miss Gilluly done in relation to teaching Andrew to read?

9. What does Yolanda go to the library to research and what does she learn?

10. How is the cake when Yolanda returns from the park with Andrew?

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