View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 1, when do Theo and Robin set up a scope on the deck?
(a) Spring.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

2. When a whipporwill starts up in the woods where Theo and Robin camp for his birthday, how many times do they count the birds call before they give up?
(a) 100.
(b) 94.
(c) 85.
(d) 76.

3. How long does Robin say that one species of salamander lives?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 5 years.

4. When Theo is teaching a class on page 67, what does Theo learn from a text message that Robin broke when he hit a friend in the face?
(a) Cheekbone.
(b) Nose.
(c) 4 teeth.
(d) Jaw.

5. How much money does Robin from his paintings at his first farmers' market?
(a) $762.
(b) $980.
(c) $1,012.
(d) $817.

6. After Robin has a meltdown after watching the most recent video of his mother, what planet does Theo create for him?
(a) Struve.
(b) Pelagos.
(c) Groombridge.
(d) Eridani.

7. How big of an area did Aly's NGO cover?
(a) 5 states.
(b) 10 states.
(c) 20 states.
(d) 8 states.

8. How long is the trip home after Robin's ninth birthday outing?
(a) 15 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) 18 hours.

9. What do people think ran in front of Alyssa's car and made her swerve?
(a) A dog.
(b) A small child.
(c) An old woman.
(d) An animal.

10. What did Theo and Alyssa do on their first date?
(a) Went to a movie.
(b) Went for a hike.
(c) Went birding.
(d) Went ice skating.

11. How long before Robin's birthday campout was he suspended?
(a) 9 weeks.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) 2 months.
(d) A month.

12. On Robin's birthday, what flowers are blooming when he and his dad go camping in the woods?
(a) Rhododendrons.
(b) Bloodroot.
(c) Larkspur.
(d) Dwarf Iris.

13. How are Robin's December school evaluations?
(a) 3rd best ever.
(b) 2nd best ever.
(c) 4th best ever.
(d) The best ever.

14. Where did Alyssa and Theo meet?
(a) Campus computer lab.
(b) Lecture.
(c) Dining hall.
(d) Campus library.

15. How long were Theo and Alyssa married before she died?
(a) 9 1/2 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 11 1/2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. During an early DecNef session, what does Robin have to move on a screen with his mind?

2. What does Currier say he did once to a friend?

3. The Friday before winter holidays, what does Robin have taped to his rear belt loop?

4. When does the president invoke the National Emergencies Act of 1976 to arrest a journalist?

5. At the beginning of the book, where do Theo and Robin go?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 400 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample