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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Valencia privately think of for Chet Bullens?
(a) The Pit.
(b) Nasty.
(c) Scrunch.
(d) Bully.

2. Who told Chet Bullens he found a snakeskin near the school?
(a) John Davies.
(b) John Motley.
(c) Rob Davies.
(d) Jimmy Dean.

3. What grade has Virgil just completed in Chapter 1?
(a) Ninth.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Sixth.
(d) Eleventh.

4. 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 is worried about his guinea pig.
(c) He is being bullied.
(d) He feels his family hates him.

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

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

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

8. What does Chet do with Virgil's backpack in Chapter 16?
(a) Throws it on the railroad track.
(b) Throws it down an old well.
(c) Pees on it.
(d) Lights it on fire.

9. What two flavors does Mr. Bullens tell Chet respect comes in?
(a) Ignorance or fear.
(b) Fear or admiration.
(c) Admiration or aggression.
(d) Fear or aggression.

10. What treat food does Virgil often try to convince Lola to buy for him?
(a) Popcorn.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Doritos.
(d) Donuts.

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

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

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

14. What is Valencia worried about the first time she goes to Kaori's house?
(a) That Kaori will charge her exorbitant amounts.
(b) That Kaori is a fraud.
(c) That Kaori might be dangerous.
(d) That Kaori will turn out to be someone she knows from school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Virgil's twin brothers?

2. What does Virgil keep as a pet?

3. What does Mahal kita mean, which Virgil's mother often tells him?

4. What does Virgil think of Chet as?

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

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