Rules of the Road

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. What can best be inferred about Jenna’s self-esteem?

A. Her physique impacts it.

B. Her relationship with her father has damaged it.

C. Her peer group influences it.

D. Her successes and mood are tied to it.

2. What event in the novel best illustrates the novel’s theme of The Power of Speaking Uncomfortable Truths?

A. Jenna tells her mother she must go with Mrs. Gladstone because of her father’s calls.

B. Jenna attempts to address her father’s alcohol addiction.

C. Harry Bender tells Jenna about his experiences in AA.

D. Faith tells Jenna that she realizes all that Jenna has done to protect her.

3. In what way are Mrs. Gladstone and Jenna able to relate to one another?

A. They work in the same shoe store and share similar goals.

B. They both need one another.

C. They have similar experiences with difficult family members.

D. They share character traits and interests.

4. How does Jenna experience character growth in the novel?

A. She overcomes her insecurities and becomes more confident.

B. She develops an understanding of the dangers of drunk driving.

C. She learns about the stock market and the value of a stock in companies.

D. She learns to accept her father’s alcohol use disorder as part of her life.

5. How would Jenna describe the benefits of beauty?

A. It is easier for beautiful people to find partners.

B. The lifestyles of beautiful people are often complicated.

C. Beautiful people tend to have easier paths.

D. Beautiful people must work harder to achieve their goals.

6. What best describes Mrs. Gladstone’s attitude toward Jenna at the beginning of the novel?

A. Understanding

B. Cruel

C. Condescending

D. Cordial

7. What statement best describes how Jenna’s role in her family might be considered unhealthy?

A. She is concerned her family will not be able to function when she is away.

B. She enjoys working at the shoe store more than being at home.

C. Jenna refuses to maintain contact with her father.

D. She visits her grandmother once a week, while Faith rarely visits.

8. What does Jenna use as a coping mechanism for her anxiety?

A. Deep breathing

B. Exercise

C. Humor

D. Venting to friends

9. Jenna believes Faith has all the luck in her familial responsibilities, but what might the reader conclude about Faith’s feelings regarding her family?

A. She learns to care for her grandmother and father in Jenna’s absence.

B. She likely feels lucky to have escaped her responsibilities.

C. She does not understand the connection Jenna has with her father.

D. She may feel irrelevant and unimportant to her grandmother and father.

10. What does Jenna’s relationship with her family indicate about her character?

A. She avoids difficult problems.

B. She has difficulty setting healthy boundaries.

C. She does not understand interpersonal relationships.

D. She is not very good at communicating with others.

11. Jenna often ruminates about her father’s alcohol use disorder. What does she use as a form of escapism?

A. Her shoe sales

B. Daydreaming

C. Her trip to Texas

D. Her friendship with Mrs. Gladstone

12. How does Faith experience a change in her character?

A. She becomes more responsible.

B. She learns to empathize with Jenna.

C. She develops an understanding of her father.

D. She learns that beauty is not important.

13. What best describes the role Jenna plays toward her family and customers?

A. Mentor

B. Savior

C. Confidant

D. Support system

14. How does the author use the phrase “Daddy’s home” in the novel?

A. It serves as a signal that Jenna is experiencing trauma.

B. It represents the role her father should have played in her life.

C. It signifies Jenna’s ideal partnership with her father.

D. The phrase describes times of turmoil in Jenna’s home.

15. How does Jenna view her relationship with Harry Bender?

A. He is a mentor.

B. He is a father figure.

C. He is antagonistic.

D. He is an advocate.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. How does Jenna’s relationship with Mrs. Gladstone change over the novel?

2. What is the importance of Jenna’s newfound confidence, and how does it contribute to the events in the novel’s conclusion?