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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Peter at his grandmother's house?
(a) His mother is ill.
(b) He and his parents stopped there on the way to another relative's house.
(c) He is there for the summer.
(d) His father had to go out of the country.

5. Who does Debbie find lacking in some personal qualities?
(a) Her older sister.
(b) Lenny.
(c) Hector.
(d) Dan.

6. Who has a locker next to Debbie?
(a) Hector.
(b) Patty.
(c) Lenny.
(d) Dan.

7. What does Peter do that makes their day perfect to Debbie?
(a) He kisses Debbie.
(b) He says he is moving to his grandmothers.
(c) He buys her flowers.
(d) He takes her hand.

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

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

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

11. What does Hector's mother make for which some people might want the recipe?
(a) Jell-o salad.
(b) Sugar cookies.
(c) Green pea soup.
(d) Pizza.

12. 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.

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

14. On what issue does Mrs. Bruning remain firm with Peter's parents?
(a) Allowing Peter to stay with her.
(b) Debbie being her housekeeper.
(c) Not going to the hospital.
(d) Being able to drive.

15. How does Hector think of the people who step on the worms on the sidewalk?
(a) They are careless.
(b) They are sadistic.
(c) They are uncaring and indifferent.
(d) They are all too heavy for the worms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does the music class sing?

2. Where are Debbie and Patty when Hector and others arrive?

3. What part of the festival will Debbie be able to attend even with her job?

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

5. What word does Debbie think of when she looks at her yearbook picture?

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