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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the teacher who berated kids who laughed during the poem Santat quoted after a presentation about the dangers of drugs?
(a) Mr. Davidson.
(b) Mr. Andrews.
(c) Mr. Roberts.
(d) Mr. Fitzgerald.

2. How old was Santat when he left on the trip for Europe?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

3. Who accused Santat of staring as he and the other kids prepared to board the plane?
(a) Megan.
(b) Sandy.
(c) Susan.
(d) Amber.

4. What did Mrs. Bjork say was wrong with Santat's delivery of a poem in front of a school assembly?
(a) He needed more practice.
(b) He needed to ennuciate clearly.
(c) He needed to engage with the audience.
(d) He needed to pay attention to body language.

5. When was the last day of junior high for Santat?
(a) May 1988.
(b) June 1988.
(c) May 1989.
(d) June 1989.

6. Where was the girl who wanted to borrow Santat's sweatshirt?
(a) Girls' bathroom.
(b) Girls' locker room.
(c) Cafeteria.
(d) Courtyard.

7. What river did Dan, Braden, and Darryl walk along in Paris?
(a) Aube.
(b) Yonne.
(c) Loire.
(d) Seine.

8. What disease did Santat's mother have?
(a) Cerebral palsy.
(b) Lupus.
(c) Multiple sclerosis.
(d) Parkinson's disease.

9. How many countries were the students to visit?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

10. When was Fanta created?
(a) 1940s.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) 1950s.

11. How many steps were there to climb the Eiffel Tower?
(a) 582.
(b) 739.
(c) 674.
(d) 811.

12. What did the person who dropped their bread in food in Switzerland have to do?
(a) Kiss someone.
(b) Stand on their head.
(c) Hug someone.
(d) Hop on one leg.

13. If a man dropped his bread in fondue, what was he supposed to do according to tradition?
(a) Buy everyone a bottle of wine.
(b) Run around the table 3 times.
(c) Kiss every woman at the table.
(d) Buy everyone a drink.

14. What was the name of a man climbing the Eiffel Tower at the same time Dan and the other students were going up the steps?
(a) Louis.
(b) Gabriel.
(c) Charles.
(d) Antoine.

15. What was the name of the girl who was one of the most popular kids in school and who took karate with Santat?
(a) Joy.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Shelley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dan order to drink at a cafe in Paris?

2. What donut shop did Santat ride past on his bicycle at the beginning of the memoir?

3. What did Dan, Braden, and Darryl do when the line was too long for an attraction they wanted to see in Paris?

4. What was Amber reading when Santat saw her at the airport?

5. When Santat's mother drove a girl home who borrowed his sweatshirt, what did Santat say he failed?

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