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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 183-233.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Theo think Robin would have been happy to stay watching the shadow silhouettes of ironwood trees?
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) All afternoon.
(c) Several hours.
(d) 3 hours.

2. What is the name of Alyssa's mother?
(a) Louisa.
(b) Angela.
(c) Gena.
(d) Adele.

3. What does Robin sing when Theo withdraws him from school and agrees to homeschool him?
(a) When the Saints Go Marching In.
(b) This Land is Your Land.
(c) Turn, Turn, Turn.
(d) Yankee Doodle.

4. How old was Robin when his mother died?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

5. After Robin took so long to fall asleep, what time did he get to school on page 66?
(a) 9.
(b) 10:30.
(c) 10.
(d) 9:30.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many medications did two different physicians want to prescribe Robin?

2. How much more powerful are the cameras used to collect data for astronomers on page 172 than the ones used in the first two years Theo was in grad school?

3. How old is Robin at the beginning of the book?

4. When people are infected to the Lone Star tick, to what do they become allergic?

5. When is Robin able to take his paintings to the first outdoor farmers' market?

(see the answer key)

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