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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what does Vicki wonder concerning dolphins and being alone?
(a) How dolpins react to one of their trainers leaving.
(b) Nothing.
(c) How dolphins react to death.
(d) Why dolphins are communal creatures.

2. What does Vicky realize about Leo?
(a) They could be friends.
(b) They have lots in common.
(c) They could never be friends.
(d) They have nothing in common.

3. Why does Leo grieve with Vicky?
(a) His dog has died.
(b) His grandmother has died.
(c) His mother has died.
(d) His father has died.

4. What did Vicky's grandfather's house used to be?
(a) A blacksmith shop.
(b) A church.
(c) A stable.
(d) A bait and tackle shop.

5. What happened to Grandfather?
(a) Broken ankle.
(b) Nosebleed.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Torn shoulder.

6. Why do Vicky's parents call the Coast Guard?
(a) To take Grandfather to the mainland.
(b) To help remove a beached whale.
(c) To find a missing boater.
(d) To report a small oil spill.

7. Where do Zachary and Vicky have dinner?
(a) At a fancy restaurant.
(b) At a cheap Mexican cafe.
(c) At a vegetarian cafe.
(d) At a drive in restaurant.

8. Who is Leo?
(a) The son of Adam.
(b) Vicky's cousin.
(c) The son of the deceased.
(d) Vicky's brother.

9. How does Vicky perceive the creature that catches her eye?
(a) As a sign of pain.
(b) As a mockery to the sadness of the day.
(c) As a symbol of the resurrection of the body.
(d) As a sign of life and hope.

10. What piece of writing does Vicky's grandfather share with her?
(a) A 6th century haiku.
(b) The Prophet.
(c) A text from the Bible.
(d) Some 17th century poetry.

11. Of whom is Vicky a little jealous?
(a) Leo.
(b) John.
(c) Suzy.
(d) No one.

12. How does Vicky get home from the lab?
(a) A city bus.
(b) Adam.
(c) Her bicycle.
(d) Walking.

13. Who is Jeb?
(a) John's clerk.
(b) Adam's dolphin caretaker.
(c) Adam's boss.
(d) Adam's brother.

14. What book does Vicky's grandfather bring out to help settle an argument?
(a) The Little Prince.
(b) Messengers of God.
(c) The Rubaiyat.
(d) The Prophet.

15. What does the family do during breakfast?
(a) Sing.
(b) Read the newspaper and talk.
(c) Play a guessing game.
(d) Pray.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Zachary offer to take Vicky the next Saturday?

2. What has Adam asked of John?

3. What does Vicky tell her parents she is at the marine lab?

4. What worries Vicky and her siblings about the swallows?

5. What does Adam encourage Vicky to do?

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