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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 name of a famous French warrior.
(c) It is also the name of a famous Spanish cathedral.
(d) It is also the Greek's name for the sun.

2. 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 dream that tells you what to do the next day.
(c) As a letter you have to pick up yourself at a P.O. box.
(d) As a feeling that someone is thinking about you.

3. What does Kaori believe she was in her second life, as described in Chapter 31?
(a) A freedom fighter from Bangladesh.
(b) A soldier in WWII.
(c) A dancer from Japan.
(d) The president of the United States.

4. What does Chet use to help him find a snake?
(a) A compass.
(b) Live rodents.
(c) A stick.
(d) Snakeskin.

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

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

7. What special stone does Kaori say they need to find in Chapter 31 for the ceremony?
(a) Coal.
(b) Diamond.
(c) Snakeskin agate.
(d) Quartz.

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

9. What does Virgil remember that Bayani means in Chapter 27?
(a) Hero.
(b) King.
(c) Villain.
(d) Prince.

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

11. What does Valencia see in Virgil's house in Chapter 29 that makes her realize she has met Virgil before?
(a) A newspaper clipping of Virgil.
(b) The dog Virgil is always with in the kitchen.
(c) A photo of Virgil with his family.
(d) The scarf Virgil always wears hanging in the hall.

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

13. What surprises Virgil about his own voice when he finally yells for help from the well in Chapter 20?
(a) How high it is.
(b) How scratchy it is.
(c) How much it sounds like his father's voice.
(d) How loud it is.

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

15. In Chapter 20, what can Virgil never remember having done before in his life?
(a) Yelling.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Talking back to his mother.
(d) Playing basketball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Valenica's former friend Roberta so scared of?

2. What does Chet think he would name a snake if he catches one in Chapter 30?

3. What is one of Chet's father's favorite expressions that Chet remembers in Chapter 29?

4. Who does Virgil think is trying to kill him in Chapter 22?

5. Why does Roberta tell Valencia they can not be friends any longer?

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