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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What or who does Kaori tell Valencia she has studied, which qualifies her to be able to deal with dreams?
(a) Astrology.
(b) Oprah.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Freud.

3. What happens in Valencia's dream in Chapter 2?
(a) Valencia loses her hearing aids.
(b) Monsters come and eat people.
(c) There is a solar eclipse, and Valencia realizes she is all alone in the world.
(d) Valencia's parents get divorced.

4. Who features in Lola's story about the girl who does not know her destiny?
(a) Lara Lane.
(b) Ruby San Salvador.
(c) Lois Lowry.
(d) Lillian Santiago.

5. What is Virgil's pet's name?
(a) Gulliver.
(b) Amy.
(c) Lilliput.
(d) Sacred.

6. What does Mahal kita mean, which Virgil's mother often tells him?
(a) I love you.
(b) You are shy.
(c) Be careful.
(d) Be studious.

7. What kind of creature are replicated in Valencia's Crystal Caverns globe?
(a) Bats.
(b) Elephants.
(c) Cats.
(d) Rats.

8. What is Virgil's last name?
(a) Hart.
(b) Dantiago.
(c) Salinas.
(d) Lopez.

9. What does Valencia's mother send her off to find in Chapter 9 at the grocery store?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Avocados.
(c) Corn.
(d) Peaches.

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

11. What kind of diary does Valencia keep?
(a) A zoological diary.
(b) A picture diary.
(c) A story diary.
(d) A cooking diary.

12. In Chapter 9, what does Valencia think about her own name?
(a) She wishes it was easier for people to say.
(b) She wishes it was shorter.
(c) It could lead people into battle.
(d) She would like to change it to Susan.

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

14. 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.

15. What does Kaori ask Virgil to post on the bulletin board at the Super Saver for her?
(a) A business card advertising her lawn care services.
(b) A flyer advertising a free tarot card reading.
(c) A flyer advertising a garage sale.
(d) A business card advertising her psychic services.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kaori tell Gen they have to prepare for Virgil's appointment in Chapter 4?

2. Where did Lola move to the U.S. from?

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

4. What kind of creature does Valencia bring food to in the woods?

5. How do Mrs. Salinas and Mrs. Tanaka know each other?

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