We Are All Made of Molecules

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

Multiple Choice

1. What is Ashley’s motivation for mistreating others?

A) Hatred

B) Deflection

C) Anger

D) Embarrassment

2. What best identifies Stewart’s inability to fit in at school?

A) He lacks social awareness.

B) He is not inclusive.

C) He has no fashion sense.

D) He struggles with academia.

3. How does Stewart’s explanation of his mother’s molecules have an impact on his relationship with Ashley?

A) She is unable to empathize with his feelings.

B) She begins to soften toward him.

C) She becomes more antagonistic toward him.

D) She believes he is stranger than she once thought.

4. At the start of the novel, which of the characters most benefits from the novel’s theme of Exclusionary Social Hierarchy?

A) Phil

B) Caroline

C) Ashley

D) Phoebe

5. Why are the accounts of events in the novel sometimes conflicting?

A) Ashley is driven by peer pressure and fashion.

B) The characters grow and change their minds.

C) It is told from two different perspectives.

D) An omniscient narrator tricks the characters.

6. How does Ashley cope with her new family toward the beginning of the novel?

A) She self-isolates.

B) She antagonizes Leonard.

C) She avoids her home.

D) She goes shopping.

7. What can the reader determine is most important to Ashley?

A) Her high-maintenance social media presence

B) How she is perceived by her peers

C) Her relationship with her father

D) What her boyfriend looks like

8. What is the significance of the novel’s title, We Are All Made of Molecules?

A) It is a message of inclusion and a reminder of our commonality.

B) It explains Stewart’s desire to be close to his mother.

C) It describes the novel’s use of exclusion because molecules are all different.

D) It represents the scientific reasoning for mistakes made by individuals.

9. Which of the following best illustrates the novel’s theme of inclusion?

A) Jared avoids Stewart and Ashley because of the rugby team.

B) Ashley invites hundreds of people to her house for a party.

C) Stewart gathers his friends for New Year’s Eve.

D) Stewart describes his family as an octagon.

10. Which statement best describes Ashley’s character arc in the novel?

A) She no longer feels ashamed of Stewart.

B) She decides Jared is a bully and doesn’t like him.

C) She is more accepting of differences in others.

D) She begins to date people who respect her.

11. At the beginning of the novel, what might an individual do if they wanted Ashley’s approval?

A) Say unkind things to people who are considered different.

B) Stick up to her for Stewart to garner her respect.

C) Befriend her by boosting her ego.

D) Improve their appearance and clothing.

12. What is the symbolic significance of Mrs. Inkster’s afghan?

A) It is all that is left of Mrs. Inkster’s memory.

B) It represents Stewart’s closeness to his mother.

C) It signifies the unraveling relationship between Stewart and Ashley

D) It illustrates all that Stewart has lost in his life.

13. What initially draws Ashley to Jared?

A) His kindness to her family

B) His apologies for poor behavior

C) His biases

D) His wealth and social status

14. What experience helps Ashley and Stewart grow closer together?

A) Sharing their Christmas traditions

B) Shopping with Lauren downtown

C) Searching for Schrödinger

D) Retaliating against Jared

15. How does Stewart’s character grow in the novel?

A) He becomes more courageous.

B) He beings to like Ashley despite her faults.

C) He learns to take fashion more seriously.

D) He recognizes others who need help.

Long Answer

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

1. Why is Ashley cruel to Phil and Stewart at the beginning of the novel?

2. How does Ashley still use social hierarchy to her advantage at the novel’s conclusion?