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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Chapters 18 - 26).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chet suspect about Valencia's deafness?
(a) That it helps her more than it challenges her.
(b) That it was due to her listening to music that was too loud.
(c) That it is the reason she is so smart.
(d) That she might be faking it.

2. Who gave Valencia a book about famous deaf people?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Virgil.
(c) Roberta.
(d) Kaori.

3. What does Mr. Bullens, Chet's father, say about answering questions?
(a) He says that Chet can rest assured that Mr. Bullens knows everything about everything.
(b) He says that no one else knows all the answers either, so it is OK to be wrong sometimes.
(c) He says a smart man has an answer for every question.
(d) He says if you do not know the answer to a question, you should make one up.

4. According to Valencia, what alternative name were her parents thinking of using for her?
(a) Denise.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Amy.
(d) Ruth.

5. What happened to Frederico the Sorrowful in Virgil's grandmother's story?
(a) He was exiled by the people in his village because he was too sad.
(b) He became a priest.
(c) Pah ate him.
(d) His tears flooded his village and an alligator ate him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only one besides Kaori who knows where the crystals are?

2. What is Chet's favorite thing about snakes?

3. What fruit does Virgil's grandmother slice for him and feed him in Chapter 1?

4. Who begins talking to Virgil in the well in Chapter 25?

5. What does Kaori call the room in her house where she performs her ceremonies and meets clients?

(see the answer key)

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