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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 clean it from top to bottom.
(d) To take his grandmother to the store.

2. What does Debbie have for a bedroom door?
(a) A regular door.
(b) Beads.
(c) A bamboo room divider.
(d) A curtain.

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

4. What kind of food is Hector holding when Dan sees him?
(a) Cotton candy.
(b) Elephant ears.
(c) Hot dogs.
(d) Popcorn.

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

6. What kind of song does Hector compose when he sees the worms on the sidewalk?
(a) A funeral dirge.
(b) A dance tune.
(c) A maudlin, though silly song.
(d) A happy, silly song.

7. Who does Debbie think would want to know Hector's mother's recipe?
(a) Mrs. Bruning.
(b) She would.
(c) Patty's father.
(d) Debbie's mother.

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

9. What does Mrs. Bruning see about Peter and Debbie?
(a) There is an attraction between them.
(b) They do not like each other well.
(c) They are completely and totally in love.
(d) They are indifferent to each other.

10. 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 radio tower was hit by lightning.
(c) The show has been cancelled for the night.
(d) The truck battery is dead.

11. Where do Peter and his parents live?
(a) California.
(b) Florida.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) New York.

12. What does Debbie see Lenny doing in his backyard?
(a) Swimming in the pool.
(b) Mowing the lawn.
(c) Raking leaves.
(d) Working on his bike.

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

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

15. What might disintegrate Patty's world?
(a) All the moving atoms to suddenly move differently.
(b) Her science teacher retiring before Patty's senior year.
(c) Her grandmother dying.
(d) Her parents divorcing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of music does Hector's song resemble?

2. For what will the person in question #92 use what fell out of Russell's pocket?

3. What does Peter Bruning call his grandmother?

4. Where has Debbie moved her bedroom?

5. What has Hector forgotten?

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