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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Grandfather wonder if he should be?
(a) At the vet nursing home.
(b) His mainland apartment.
(c) Living with his oldest daughter.
(d) The hospital.

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

3. What does Vicky's grandfather do instead of coming to dinner?
(a) Watch t.v.
(b) Write some poetry.
(c) Meditate.
(d) Sleep.

4. With what does John work?
(a) Starfish.
(b) Whales.
(c) Plankton.
(d) Sea Horses.

5. Whose gifts are not as obvious as Suzy's gifts?
(a) John.
(b) Vicky.
(c) Adam.
(d) Zachary.

6. Who seems to be missing when Vicky wakes in the middle of the night?
(a) John.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Rob.
(d) No one.

7. What does Vicky not tell her siblings?
(a) That she was going away to college a year early.
(b) That their mother has to go overseas for awhile.
(c) What her father asked of her this summer.
(d) That the family is moving.

8. Where does Zachary invite Vicky?
(a) To a movie.
(b) To the skating rink.
(c) To the country club.
(d) To a polo match.

9. What do the siblings decide to do about the swallow problem?
(a) Put a large birdbath out.
(b) Put a cushion under the nest.
(c) Use the back door.
(d) Put a hawk guard over the nest.

10. What changes the way Vicky feels about Adam?
(a) Uni's interaction with Adam.
(b) Talking to John about Adam.
(c) Meeing Basil.
(d) Seeing Suzy interact with Adam.

11. Who are Una and Nini?
(a) Whales.
(b) Women who clean the lab area.
(c) German scientists at the lab.
(d) Dolphins.

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

13. Who is protective of Vicky's youngest brother?
(a) The dog.
(b) Her older brother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) She is.

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

15. What does John appreciate about Vicky?
(a) Her wit.
(b) Her willingness to try new things.
(c) Her integrity.
(d) How she helps the family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vicky do that Zachary does not?

2. What does Adam encourage Vicky to do?

3. To what does Vicky compare the prospect of a day with Adam?

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

5. What event is Vicky attending in Chapter 1?

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