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 1-20

Reading Check

1. Who is the speaker in Chapter 1?

2. What grade is Jade starting in high school?

3. What does Jade ask her mother to buy for her at the grocery store in Chapter 2?

4. What does Jade hope her guidance counselor, Mrs. Parker, will tell her in Chapter 4?

5. What class is Lee Lee’s favorite in school so far?

6. What does Jade do as soon as Lee Lee leaves her house in Chapter 7?

Multiple Choice

1. What nickname does Jade give to the unknown girl on the bus?

A) the Bus Girl

B) the Book Girl

C) the Brown-Haired Girl

D) the Bag Girl

2. What is a nickname that Jade does NOT create for her mentor Maxine?

A) Missing Maxine

B) Mediocre Maxine

C) Malevolent Maxine

D) Mean Maxine

3. What does Maxine bring to Jade’s home as an apology gift for missing their meeting?

A) a bag of art supplies

B) a collage by Jade’s favorite collage artist

C) a Spanish-English dictionary

D) an illustrated book of Costa Rican art

4. Why does Sam give Jade disclaimers before taking Jade to her house?