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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the reasons Chet Bullens resents Valencia?
(a) He thinks her family has a lot more money than his does.
(b) He thinks she gets away with everything because she is deaf.
(c) He thinks she is better at sports than he is.
(d) He thinks she is smarter than he is.

2. How old is Virgil?
(a) 11.
(b) 18.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

3. What astrological sign is Kaori Tanaka?
(a) Gemini.
(b) Leo.
(c) Scorpio.
(d) Aquarius.

4. Who is the boy at school that bullies Virgil?
(a) Joshua Hart.
(b) Chet Bullens.
(c) Jon Jones.
(d) Bob Davies.

5. What does Virgil tell Kaori is his problem in Chapter 7?
(a) He wants to find a way to talk to a girl he is interested in.
(b) He feels his family hates him.
(c) He is worried about his guinea pig.
(d) He is being bullied.

6. What is one of Valencia's favorite animals?
(a) Squirrels.
(b) Bats.
(c) Cats.
(d) Snakes.

7. What is Mr. Bullens' favorite snack food?
(a) Corn chips.
(b) Doritos.
(c) Cheetos.
(d) Popcorn.

8. What kind of paint is on Valencia's bedroom ceiling?
(a) Glow-in-the-dark paint.
(b) Green paint.
(c) Popcorn paint.
(d) A mural of the constellations.

9. What is Virgil's pet's favorite food?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Lettuce.
(c) Dandelions.
(d) Oranges.

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

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

12. What does Virgil's grandmother tell him she has dreamed about the previous evening in Chapter 1?
(a) Ruby San Salvador.
(b) The Red Tree.
(c) Pah.
(d) The Stone Boy.

13. What card does Valencia see at the Super Saver that prompts her to contact the person mentioned on it?
(a) Kaori Tanaka's business card.
(b) An advertisement for a lawn service Valencia needs.
(c) An advertisement for someone who can get rid of nightmares.
(d) An advertisement for math tutoring Valencia thinks she needs.

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

15. What is Chet's favorite thing about snakes?
(a) How they shed their skin.
(b) How they move so quickly.
(c) How they swallow their prey with one gulp.
(d) How they have so many different colors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wakes Virgil up on Saturday morning in Chapter 11?

2. What does Chet do to Valencia in the Super Saver in Chapter 9?

3. What does Valencia's father eat often that annoys her mother?

4. What happened to Frederico the Sorrowful in Virgil's grandmother's story?

5. What kinds of foods do Mr. Bullens and Chet mostly buy in Chapter 10?

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