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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fruit does Virgil's grandmother slice for him and feed him in Chapter 1?
(a) Bananas.
(b) Mangoes.
(c) Apples.
(d) Kiwi.

2. What is Gen Tanaka's favorite color that dominates her room?
(a) Turquoise.
(b) Blue.
(c) Purple.
(d) Hot pink.

3. What does Chet do to Valencia in the Super Saver in Chapter 9?
(a) Makes a rude and insulting gesture towards her.
(b) Yells a terrible name at her.
(c) Tips her cart over.
(d) Trips her.

4. What does Virgil have to find to bring to Kaori's house later that day in Chapter 11?
(a) 5 stones.
(b) 5 flowers.
(c) 5 birch branches.
(d) 5 blades of grass.

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

6. How does Valencia think her mother will figure out she is bringing food into the woods?
(a) She will see the bowls in the woods herself while walking there eventually.
(b) She is missing too many bowls, which Valencia has brought into the woods.
(c) She will notice the food is gone.
(d) She will see Valencia's guilty expression.

7. What kinds of foods do Mr. Bullens and Chet mostly buy in Chapter 10?
(a) Green vegetables.
(b) Unhealthy food and snacks.
(c) All frozen dinners.
(d) All meat.

8. Who are Virgil's twin brothers?
(a) Joselito and Julius.
(b) Joselito and Roman.
(c) Julius and Robert.
(d) Julius and Ricky.

9. What problem has Valencia been having at night in Chapter 2?
(a) A recurring nightmare.
(b) Too much noise from the neighbors keeping her up.
(c) Leg cramps.
(d) A mosquito biting her in her sleep.

10. On which street does Chet Bullens live?
(a) Elm Street.
(b) Sycamore Street.
(c) Beech Street.
(d) Maple Street.

11. What color does Lola tell Virgil to beware of in Chapter 11?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Purple.
(d) Red.

12. About how many islands are there in the Philippines?
(a) About 7,000.
(b) About 20,000.
(c) About 3,000.
(d) About 1,000.

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

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

15. What does Valencia think always shows up on people's faces?
(a) Meanness.
(b) Good intentions.
(c) The future.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Virgil?

3. Why does Valencia have trouble hearing the announcements over the loudspeaker at the grocery store?

4. What password does Virgil give at the Tanaka's to gain entry to the house?

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

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