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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Debbie reading with such absorption that she gets sunburned?
(a) A book about caterpillars.
(b) A book about birds.
(c) A science fiction novel.
(d) A true romance story.

3. Who changes like caterpillars change into butterflies?
(a) The school cliques.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The weather patterns.
(d) The moods of the girls Hector knows.

4. What track is Debbie on in school?
(a) Skilled technical.
(b) Blue collar.
(c) Housewife.
(d) College.

5. What is Debbie looking over at the opening of Chapter One?
(a) A photo album.
(b) A school yearbook.
(c) A book of poetry.
(d) A teen magazine.

6. What influence on one's life does Debbie discuss?
(a) Luck.
(b) Personal choices.
(c) The environment in which one grows up.
(d) Religion.

7. What is one thing Debbie and Patty wonder?
(a) If they will be able to attend college in Europe.
(b) If they will be able to attend college in a state far from their own.
(c) Why some people experience adversity and others do not.
(d) If they are old enough to wear make-up.

8. How is Homer described?
(a) As buck toothed.
(b) As handsome.
(c) As average.
(d) As ugly.

9. Who does Patty think God may reward after death?
(a) People who do what should rather than what they want.
(b) People who are kind to animals.
(c) People who are good even if they do not attend church.
(d) People who experience adversity in life.

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

11. Where does Rowanne invite Hector?
(a) To a friend's party.
(b) To the local museum.
(c) The beach.
(d) A coffee house.

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

13. How are the faces described in the pictures Debbie looks at?
(a) Smiling.
(b) Sunburned.
(c) Frowning.
(d) Angry.

14. About what does Hector compromise with his parents?
(a) Wearing an earring.
(b) Where he will attend high school.
(c) His hair length.
(d) His music lessons.

15. Why is Hector disappointed at music class one day?
(a) The teacher says it is the last class.
(b) Meadow does not come to class.
(c) Meadow leaves with Dan and another student.
(d) The teacher fails to appear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal do both Debbie and Hector think about in relation to life and others?

2. What has improved in Debbie's personality?

3. How does Hector do in his music lessons?

4. What do Debbie and Patty want their jeans to be like?

5. With whom is Hector fascinated?

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