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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who picks up what falls out of Russell's pocket?
(a) Dan.
(b) Hector.
(c) Patty.
(d) Russell.

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

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

4. What is Hector holding when he runs past Debbie and Patty?
(a) His guitar.
(b) His yearbook.
(c) The trash.
(d) His drum sticks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Bruning see about Peter and Debbie?

2. What is wrong with Mrs. Bruning's car?

3. What is one of the ingredients of Hector's mother's recipe?

4. Why is Peter at his grandmother's house?

5. What about the Catholic religion are the friends discussing at the beginning of Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Peter's father's response to Mrs. Bruning's objections? How are his objections handled?

2. What has Debbie convinced her mother of, and what does she find in her mother's mementos box?

3. Why are Phil, Debbie, Lenny and Hector sitting on a curb, what are they doing and what are they talking about?

4. What subject does Peter's father approach with Mrs. Bruning and what is her response?

5. What is Hector thinking when he walks the sidewalk after a light rain?

6. What does Peter call his grandmother and why is he at her house?

7. What does Debbie hear her mother telling a friend about Debbie's upcoming summer?

8. How does Debbie's necklace end up in a tar patch after Dan picked it up?

9. How do both Hector's and Mrs. Bruning's hairstyles change in Chapter 20?

10. Who is at the Tastee Freez when the guitar lesson group arrives there and how does Hector feel about the class going to the Tastee Freez?

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