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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Valencia feel about losing Roberta as a friend?
(a) She never liked Roberta anyway, so she does not care.
(b) She will just have to move to where Roberta is moving to so they can still be friends.
(c) Even bad friends are better than no friends.
(d) She will just find new friends to play with.

2. What language does Valencia want to learn?
(a) Spanish.
(b) American Sign Language.
(c) Russian.
(d) Italian.

3. Who answers the door at Virgil's house in Chapter 29?
(a) Joselito.
(b) Julius.
(c) Virgil.
(d) Lola.

4. What did Virgil's mother used to tell him when he had bad dreams as a younger child?
(a) Imagine you are someplace else.
(b) Go back to sleep.
(c) It will all look better in the daytime.
(d) Everyone has dreams but not everyone lets the dreams scare them.

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

6. Who does Valencia like to pretend to be when she writes in her zoological diary?
(a) Amelia Earhardt.
(b) Jane Goodall.
(c) Marie Curie.
(d) Katherine Hall.

7. What does the voice in the well tell Virgil silence is good for in Chapter 28?
(a) Contacting others.
(b) Listening for animals nearby.
(c) Hearing your own thoughts.
(d) Sleeping.

8. What does Chet think he would name a snake if he catches one in Chapter 30?
(a) Richard.
(b) Smaug.
(c) Virgil.
(d) Gandalf.

9. 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 the name of a famous Spanish cathedral.
(b) It is also the name of a famous French warrior.
(c) It is also an ancient Persian word for "peace."
(d) It is also the Greek's name for the sun.

10. Why does Valencia think she could never be a dog?
(a) She is too picky an eater.
(b) She would not like having a tail.
(c) She would not like barking.
(d) She hates fur.

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

12. Where does Virgil tell the voice in the well he would like to travel to someday?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Bali.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Russia.

13. What do Kaori and Gen hear at the end of Chapter 31 that startles them and shakes them?
(a) A low-flying plane.
(b) Their mother calling for them to come home.
(c) Screaming.
(d) Flames crackling.

14. What does Gen ask Valencia about when she opens the door and meets her for the first time in Chapter 24?
(a) Valencia's hearing aids.
(b) Valencia's pet rat.
(c) Valencia's backpack.
(d) Valencia's journal.

15. Who is the only one besides Kaori who knows where the crystals are?
(a) Gen.
(b) Lola.
(c) Virgil.
(d) Kaori's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What special stone does Kaori say they need to find in Chapter 31 for the ceremony?

2. What is one of the things Kaori appreciates most about Virgil?

3. What does the voice in the well tell Virgil to do one last time in Chapter 32 before he goes to sleep for a while?

4. What do Kaori, Gen and Valencia eat for lunch in Chapter 27?

5. What does the voice in the well tell Virgil in Chapter 25 when he says his situation is hopeless?

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