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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. How high is Mr. G's cracked jar on page 7?
(a) Comes up to Fort's knees.
(b) Comes up to Fort's ankles.
(c) Comes upt to Fort's shoulder.
(d) Comes up to Fort's waist.

2. What does Javon Lawrence's father do for a living?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Comic book writer.
(c) Biographer.
(d) Novelist.

3. On page 12, what size is the planet Fort sees that has two moons?
(a) Beach ball.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Soccer ball.
(d) Basketball.

4. In the Introduction, how many secrets does Mbalia share?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

5. In "Extinct," what dinosaur does Dylan picture in his mind when he wakes?
(a) Barosaurus.
(b) Nodosaurus.
(c) Apatosaurus.
(d) Plateosaurus.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the UN how many of the plants and animal species on Earth are at risk of extinction?

2. What time is it when a soccer ball goes over a fence and crushes some tulips in "Got Me a Jet Pack"?

3. Where does Javon Lawrence's grandmother live?

4. What does Rod think the air smells like on Trilark?

5. On page 5, what do Fort's mother, Aunt Jess, and Mimi call a funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "First-Day Fly," why did the main character get sent to the principal's office?

2. In "First-Day Fly," how are sneakers prepared for the first day of school?

3. How should jeans be ironed in "First-Day Fly"?

4. Who was Antoinette Robinson?

5. How does Jamal remember that his granddad told him a breathworm can be defeated, and does it work?

6. What does Cornell's mother do for a living?

7. What is the Turner Middle School Baking Competition?

8. What message do Jamal and Dre hear after they figure out how to open the gold door?

9. What are some of the space beings Rod sees before the race on Trilark?

10. How does Dylan compare his sister Tabitha to a Nodosaurus or a Stegosaurus?

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