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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jeff looks into the mirror and sees that he has his mother's ____________ eyes and this makes him feel better.
(a) Green
(b) Gray
(c) Blue
(d) Black

2. What did Jeff use in order to get back to the mainland?
(a) Rowboat
(b) His arms and legs to swim
(c) Powerboat
(d) A surfboard

3. What did Jeff find and put into his pocket to bring home with him?
(a) Green stone
(b) Ocean glass
(c) Sand dollar
(d) Seaweed

4. During what month does Melody decide to finally leave the Professor and Jeff?
(a) January
(b) May
(c) March
(d) February

5. When Jeff cries in his bed after Melody leaves again, he can't believe how easy he was to _____________.
(a) Leave
(b) Upset
(c) Cry
(d) Break

Short Answer Questions

1. In what grade is Jeff when he finds out his mother has left him and his father, the Professor?

2. Jeff feels bad about the money that the Professor is paying for his __________ since he things it's been a waste.

3. Melody takes Jeff into the city to show him how green and polluted the ______________ is.

4. Melody asks Jeff is life is very ____________ for him, though she then tells him not to answer and make her feel guiltier.

5. What is the weather like when Jeff is sitting at the island before he leaves for his father's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is happening at the house where Melody says that she and Jeff need to stop?

2. What does Jeff do when he goes to the island for one final time in Charleston?

3. Why does Jeff make himself stop crying when he is reading the letter from his mother, Melody?

4. What does Melody say when Jeff tells her that he gets only Bs and Cs in school?

5. What does Melody tell Jeff when they are out on their walk together?

6. What does Jeff, a second grader, find when he arrives home from school one early March day?

7. What does Jeff learn about the financial situation between Melody and the Professor?

8. What does Brother Thomas announce when he comes over for Christmas dinner?

9. What does Melody tell Jeff about the river in Charleston when they are out exploring the tow?

10. What does the heron seem to be saying to Jeff as Jeff notices it flying across the island?

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