Chapter 10

Read the following sentences and determine the BEST meaning of the underlined word.

I simply did what the teachers assigned as best I could and regurgitated what I had learned

on the tests. Sometimes I had to do all the preparation at the last moment because I had no

choice, but I always got it done.

• reevaluated

• reiterated

• retracted

• reinvented

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While Harrison Prep offers so many opportunities for Kimberly, she still feels and longs for one thing:

• vacation time

• AP courses

• friendships

• sleep

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Why does Kimberly label Annette as her true, best friend?

• She comes to the library while she works.

• She is understanding and accepting of the things she can't do well.

• She can "escape" with her which allows her to dream of luxuries (imagining she lives a better life).

• All the above

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Who is being described below?

One day, SHE was there, waiting for Matt outside the factory, and she was everything I was not. It was the flirtatious skirts and the perfect fingernails...it was the flick of her glossy black hair that tossed the scent of wildflowers into the wind” (209).

• Annette

• Vivian

• Tammy

• Samantha

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Curt has a special talent that Kimberly describes in detail, and she mentions he gets featured in...

• a Visual Arts Festival

• his school's spelling bee

• Lollapalooza in Chicago

• a comedy show called "HP's Laughs"

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CCSS.RL.8.1

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How would you describe Curt during his tutoring sessions with Kimberly?

• aggressive

• flirtatious

• passive

• shy and reserved

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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True or False: Kimberly does NOT consider herself pretty, funny, or beautiful, and she has some issues with her self-esteem since she thinks she isn't good enough for boys to love her

• True

• False

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Nelson feels his parent's looks are embarrassing him, so they turn the car around and go home so Uncle Bob can change his...

• belt

• gold jewelry

• silk shirt

• white pants

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What breaks in Ma and Kimberly's apartment?

• the furnace

• the oven

• the KitchenAid mixer

• the kitchen fan

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At the end of the chapter, Kimberly's interaction with the handyman tells us what about her character?

• Kimberly is clueless and naive.

• Kimberly is defensive and responsible.

• Kimberly is worrisome and anxious.

• Kimberly is lazy and slothful.

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