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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-13: In the Rhododendrons; The Fable of Lenny; Easy Basin Wrench, or Debbie has Mechanical Moment, Too; Guitar Lessons; Conversation in the Dark-Brilliant Eskimo Thoughts; Hector's First Song; Truck Lessons; Ravine.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What song does Hector learn first?
(a) "Wichita Lineman."
(b) "Take it to the Limit."
(c) "You are my Sunshine."
(d) "On the Road Again."

3. What does Lenny's father's friend give Lenny?
(a) Odd jobs at a garage.
(b) A tool box.
(c) A hunting rifle.
(d) An old, battered car.

4. What fascinates Hector when he goes with Rowanne?
(a) A girl who is surfing.
(b) A girl who is singing karaoke.
(c) The guitarist.
(d) A girl who is sketching a picture at the museum.

5. How does Rowanne use Hector as an excuse?
(a) For not taking her friends up on a dangerous dare.
(b) For avoiding the attentions of a young man.
(c) For avoiding an expensive outing.
(d) For not working that afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Debbie and Patty promise their mothers when buying jeans?

2. How does Debbie help her dad one day?

3. Who is Rowanne?

4. How does Hector do in his music lessons?

5. How many other students are in the class with Hector?

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