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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Hector decided to do to enhance his image as a musician?
(a) Carry his guitar with him at all times.
(b) Grow his hair.
(c) Wear black clothes.
(d) Write songs about every teen he knows.

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

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

4. About what is the song Hector composes at the celebration?
(a) Hitting the cold water of the lake on a hot day.
(b) Girls being from Venus.
(c) Pulling petals from daisies.
(d) The smell of fireworks.

5. What was the main course of the dinner Peter's grandmother made for him and his parents?
(a) Ham.
(b) Leg of lamb.
(c) Baked chicken.
(d) Roast beef.

6. Where does the necklace end up next after leaving Russel's pocket and being picked up?
(a) At the school office.
(b) In Lenny's bedroom.
(c) In front of Hector's house.
(d) In Patty's school bag.

7. What word does Debbie think of when she looks at her yearbook picture?
(a) Moth.
(b) Turtle.
(c) Caterpillar.
(d) Yuck.

8. What has brought the worms out on the sidewalk?
(a) A torrential downpour.
(b) The search for food.
(c) The heat of summer.
(d) A light rain.

9. 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 dance tune.
(d) A funeral dirge.

10. What festival is coming up in the teens' hometown?
(a) Days of Summer.
(b) Maypole.
(c) Summer Soltice.
(d) Seldem Days.

11. What does Mrs. Bruning give Debbie?
(a) Her old family Bible.
(b) An old family necklace.
(c) Extra pay for working on the house.
(d) A picture of Peter.

12. To what has Mrs. Bruning agreed with Peter's parents?
(a) To move her bedroom downstairs.
(b) To leave for assisted living in two weeks.
(c) To advertise for a renter.
(d) A visiting nurse and meals on wheels.

13. For what is Hector looking in the crowd at the celebration?
(a) The hot dog stand.
(b) His parents.
(c) Meadow.
(d) His guitar teacher.

14. What drops out of Russell's jacket pocket?
(a) His car keys.
(b) Debbie's necklace.
(c) A twenty dollar bill.
(d) A harmonica.

15. For what does Peter volunteer at his grandmother's house?
(a) To move her furniture around.
(b) To stay and fix problems in the house.
(c) To take his grandmother to the store.
(d) To clean it from top to bottom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hector's mother make for which some people might want the recipe?

2. Why does Lenny leave his backyard when Debbie is watching him?

3. What does Debbie's great aunt say Debbie's cousin's job is?

4. Who does Debbie find lacking in some personal qualities?

5. Why is Hector upset?

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