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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. 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) The radio tower was hit by lightning.
(c) Their parents have objected to the show.
(d) The truck battery is dead.

2. What does Peter Bruning call his grandmother?
(a) Grandmama.
(b) Nana.
(c) Grosi.
(d) Grams.

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

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

5. How does Mrs. Bruning feel about going into assisted living?
(a) Sad.
(b) Enraged.
(c) Happy.
(d) Indifferent.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what has Mrs. Bruning agreed with Peter's parents?

2. What was on the handle of Peter's suitcase?

3. What was the main course of the dinner Peter's grandmother made for him and his parents?

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

5. What do Peter and Debbie decide to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Debbie and Peter handle the emergency with Mrs. Bruning?

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

4. What does Hector do while waiting for the fireworks?

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

6. What is Mrs. Bruning's response about Debbie, and what does Mrs. Bruning give Debbie?

7. What does Debbie think of Dan Persik?

8. What do Peter and Debbie decide to do after Mrs. Bruning is taken to the hospital?

9. What book is Debbie reading in Chapter 22 and what does she think about the book and her life compared to the life of the protagonist in the book?

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

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