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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29-38: Elephants; What Patty Said When Debbie Showed Her the Photo; California of the Mind; Dan Persik's Progress; A Pig Roast; Sarong; Flip-Flop,Necklace; On the Roof; Lightning Bugs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hector think when he sees the smashed worms?
(a) That he is a crushed worm himself.
(b) That he is glad he does not live on the sidewalk.
(c) That the worms have short, difficult lives.
(d) That he could still use them for fishing.

2. What tool is Debbie trying to master in Chapter Eight?
(a) Basin wrench.
(b) Plumbing bob.
(c) Skill saw.
(d) Level.

3. What does Debbie find difficult?
(a) Communicating with her parents.
(b) Wording wishes correctly.
(c) Tolerating her younger brother.
(d) Going to school with a broken arm.

4. What kind of song does Hector compose when he sees the worms on the sidewalk?
(a) A happy, silly song.
(b) A maudlin, though silly song.
(c) A funeral dirge.
(d) A dance tune.

5. How does Debbie see things as she is walking around Seldem in Chapter 31?
(a) Differently.
(b) The same.
(c) Everything is boring.
(d) Everything looks old.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Debbie feel holding the jar with their captives?

2. What did Peter hear when he woke Saturday morning at his grandmother's?

3. What does Hector vow?

4. What does Debbie think would help in choosing a mate?

5. What is the radio show's format?

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