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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. How does Andrew wake up the family in the mornings?
(a) Singing to the radio.
(b) Playing his flute or harmonica.
(c) Playing his drums.
(d) Playing the stereo loudly and dancing.

2. Who scolds Andrew?
(a) Yolanda.
(b) His music teacher.
(c) His mother.
(d) Miss Gilluly.

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

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

5. What makes Yolanda feel better when she is thinking about her old home?
(a) The lake near her house.
(b) Andrew playing his instruments.
(c) Having her own room.
(d) Going down to where musicians jam in the park.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Yolanda this word?

2. What do they call Yolanda on the bus?

3. What does Vic ask Andrew to play on Andrew's harmonica?

4. Of what does Yolanda try to convince herself as she runs to the park?

5. What seat does Yolando take in her classroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the darker side of Asphalt Hill, and what are Andrews thoughts about that?

2. How does Shirley react to what Yolanda tells her?

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

4. How is Andrew when Yolanda finds him, and what is her reaction?

5. What are the skaters at Asphalt Hill's reactions to Andrew's harmonica playing?

6. What gives Yolanda comfort in her new home?

7. What does Yolanda "borrow" of her mother's, and what is she thinking about as she does so?

8. Who is impressed by Yolanda and why?

9. Where has Yolanda chosen to sit in her classroom and why?

10. Why does Momma decide to move from Chicago?

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