Reading Check questions are designed for in-class review on key plot points or for quick verbal or written assessments. Multiple Choice and Short Answer Quizzes create ideal summative assessments, and collectively function to convey a sense of the work’s tone and themes.

Chapters 1-17

Reading Check

1. What instrument does Izzy play?

2. What does Izzy call the “Great Exchange”?

Multiple Choice

1. Over what topic do Izzy’s parents have one of their most emotional arguments?

A) They argue over where Izzy will go to school.

B) They cannot agree if Izzy should retake her yearbook picture.

C) They fight over the color of Kool-Aid.

D) They battle about adopting a dog.

2. What does Izzy’s father do?

A) He is a minister of a non-denominational congregation.

B) He is a high school history teacher and an assistant football coach.

C) He works as a high-profile corporate lawyer.

D) He works as a cook at a truck stop outside Cincinnati.

3. Which statement best describes Darren, Anastasia’s son?

A) He has been a difficult teenager to raise, given to long periods of not talking.

B) He is a promising athlete and a stellar student who volunteers to help out in his community.

C) Although painfully shy, he keeps a cheerful attitude and masters social skills.

D) He is a proficient video gamer who plays games as a way to cope with his parents’ divorce.