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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes problems for the teens who are ready to listen to "Criss Cross" in Chapter 21?
(a) Their parents have objected to the show.
(b) The show has been cancelled for the night.
(c) The radio tower was hit by lightning.
(d) The truck battery is dead.

2. Where has Debbie moved her bedroom?
(a) To the basement.
(b) To her vacated brother's room.
(c) To the front parlor.
(d) To the attic room.

3. Why is Hector upset?
(a) That his invitation to Meadow is taken up by the entire class.
(b) That Meadow tells him she is not interested in dating him.
(c) That Debbie and Patty are at the ice cream place.
(d) That Dan muscles in on Hector's conversation with Meadow.

4. What does Debbie give Mrs. Bruning when the elderly woman comes downstairs on Saturday?
(a) Toast and eggs.
(b) Cranberry juice and cereal.
(c) Sugared orange juice.
(d) Water and an insulin pill.

5. What has Russell found?
(a) A box of .36 bullets.
(b) A class ring.
(c) Debbie's necklace.
(d) A counterfeit fifty dollar bill.

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

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

8. For what will the person in question #92 use what fell out of Russell's pocket?
(a) To blackmail Russell.
(b) To tease Debbie.
(c) To give to Lenny.
(d) To sell to a pawn shop.

9. What about the Catholic religion are the friends discussing at the beginning of Chapter 21?
(a) The Pope.
(b) Styles of churches.
(c) Priests not getting married.
(d) Confessions.

10. Where does the music group gather at the ice cream store?
(a) Bunched around Hector's car.
(b) Bunched around Dan's truck.
(c) Inside at a table.
(d) A picnic table.

11. What did Peter see that he thought was strange outside his bedroom window upon waking at his grandmother's house?
(a) A ladder leaning against the wall.
(b) A rope hanging from a tree branch.
(c) A seagull.
(d) A tree branch he didn't recognize.

12. What are mementos of her mother's that Debbie finds?
(a) Dog figurines.
(b) Two high school year books.
(c) Cat pictures.
(d) A pressed lei of flowers.

13. What do Debbie and Peter hope for as they are working on Mrs. Bruning's house?
(a) Some of their friends to come by and help.
(b) Rain so they can quit.
(c) Finishing early so they can go to the celebration.
(d) An adventure.

14. Where are Debbie's mother's mementos?
(a) In the closet in boxes.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In a box under her mother's bed.
(d) In the basement.

15. What is one of the ingredients of Hector's mother's recipe?
(a) Cooked pasta.
(b) Onions.
(c) Grated carrots.
(d) Sweet potatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who picks up what falls out of Russell's pocket?

2. Who has a locker next to Debbie?

3. What is Hector holding when he runs past Debbie and Patty?

4. What does Hector say his grandmother talks about a lot?

5. What does Peter do that makes their day perfect to Debbie?

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