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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the voice in the well describe getting a letter from the universe?
(a) As a feeling that someone is thinking about you.
(b) As a letter you have to pick up yourself at a P.O. box.
(c) As a dream that tells you what to do the next day.
(d) As a physical letter that arrives in a red envelope.

2. Which of the following did Valencia learn never to do to a snake?
(a) Feed it an insect.
(b) Feed it a mouse.
(c) Give it water.
(d) Pick it up by its tail.

3. What does Gen suggest that Kaori does to try to find out what happened to Virgil?
(a) Eat some cake.
(b) Call Virgil's grandmother and ask where he is.
(c) Call Virgil and ask where he is.
(d) Consult the crystals.

4. What was one thing Kaori inherited from her mother?
(a) Her skills in mathematics.
(b) Her long silky hair.
(c) A keen sense of time.
(d) Her empathy.

5. What does Valencia notice about the old well in the woods that is strange to her in Chapter 21?
(a) The stones are crumbling.
(b) The cover has been moved off the opening.
(c) The grass around it has been freshly mowed.
(d) Someone is yelling from inside of it.

6. What does Valencia learn about her name that she did not know before from the person who answers the door at Virgil's house in Chapter 29?
(a) It is also an ancient Persian word for "peace."
(b) It is also the Greek's name for the sun.
(c) It is also the name of a famous French warrior.
(d) It is also the name of a famous Spanish cathedral.

7. What work of literature was the name of Valencia's guinea pig taken from?
(a) Moby Dick.
(b) Treasure Island.
(c) Gulliver's Travels.
(d) A Christmas Carol.

8. What was the name of Valencia's guinea pig?
(a) Harry.
(b) Ebenezer.
(c) Lilliput.
(d) William.

9. What kind of ceremony does Kaori want to perform in Chapter 31 to help find Virgil?
(a) The ceremony of the crystal magic.
(b) The ceremony of the setting sun.
(c) The ceremony of lost things.
(d) The ceremony of a thousand lights.

10. What did Valencia once read squirrels often forget?
(a) Who their mothers are.
(b) Where they left their babies.
(c) Where they hid their nuts.
(d) Where they made their nests.

11. Why does Kaori tell Valencia she is distracted in Chapter 24?
(a) Because Gen can not find her jump rope.
(b) Because her previous client is very late.
(c) Because her mother is very sick.
(d) Because she could not find her spirit stones.

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

13. What question does Kaori ask Valencia in the end of Chapter 26 that Valencia does not hear?
(a) What star sign Valencia is.
(b) Whether Valencia has any pets.
(c) When Valencia got her hearing aids.
(d) Whether Valencia knows sign language.

14. Who does Virgil think is trying to kill him in Chapter 22?
(a) Kaori.
(b) Valencia.
(c) Gen.
(d) The Bull.

15. What does Chet wrap around his arm after the snake bites him?
(a) His t-shirt.
(b) A bunch of leaves.
(c) The pillowcase he had brought to capture the snake.
(d) Virgil's bandanna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gen insist on taking with her from their house as they head to the woods to do the ceremony in Chapter 31?

2. What does Virgil become afraid of in Chapter 22 that comes from one of Lola's stories?

3. When Chet finally finds a snake in Chapter 29, how does he grab it?

4. Who does Chet see in the woods in Chapter 18?

5. What does Valencia offer to do with Gen and Kaori in Chapter 26?

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