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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24-28: Grosi; Meanwhile; Somewhere Else; Meanwhile,Elsewhere; Mrs. Bruning.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is Mrs. Bruning when she comes home?
(a) Recovering but moving slowly.
(b) Energetic but tired.
(c) Frail.
(d) Healthy.

3. What impresses Debbie about the student with the locker next to hers?
(a) Her singing voice.
(b) His guitar.
(c) His ability to fix anything.
(d) His status as a football star.

4. With what is Patty struggling?
(a) A crush she has on a boy at school.
(b) Whether to apply to the local college or ones farther away from home.
(c) The marching band.
(d) The laws of physics.

5. What has Hector forgotten?
(a) Why he thought Meadow is attractive.
(b) Why he picked up all the trash.
(c) Why he began taking guitar lessons.
(d) Why his parents wanted him to go to college.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hector vow?

2. What does Debbie have for a bedroom door?

3. What did Peter see that he thought was strange outside his bedroom window upon waking at his grandmother's house?

4. What does one have to consider when wishing for something?

5. What does Lenny's father's friend give Lenny?

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