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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Kaori say they should start looking for Virgil in Chapter 27?
(a) The woods.
(b) The old theater.
(c) Chet Bullens' house.
(d) Virgil's own house.

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

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

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

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

6. Where did Kaori first get the crystals?
(a) From a woman at a garage sale.
(b) From her own grandmother.
(c) From a museum gift shop.
(d) From a website online.

7. 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 a thousand lights.
(d) The ceremony of lost things.

8. What is it about Virgil's house that makes Valencia a little nervous in Chapter 29?
(a) It is very run-down, and she finds this foreboding.
(b) It is big, and something about big houses intimidates her.
(c) It is red, and she does not like the color red.
(d) It is brick, and she once fell and cut her forehead at a brick house.

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

10. What does Kaori take from her house to assist with the ceremony she wants to perform in Chapter 31?
(a) Paperclips and pins.
(b) Scissors and milk.
(c) Matches and candles.
(d) Alcohol and glasses.

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

12. Why is Virgil's time in the resource room his favorite time in school?
(a) Because that is where he studies his favorite subject.
(b) Because that is where his favorite snacks are.
(c) Because that is where he sees Valencia.
(d) Because that is where he can finally relax and not be bullied.

13. What does Kaori tell Valencia about Virgil's Lola?
(a) She is very mean and will probably yell at Valencia.
(b) She is very perceptive, and Kaori thinks she may also be a psychic.
(c) She always wants to feed people so she will probably offer Valencia a meal.
(d) She is very old and can not hear well.

14. In Chapter 23, what was Kaori's first word?
(a) Future.
(b) Nomad.
(c) Stone.
(d) Spirit.

15. 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 knows sign language.
(c) When Valencia got her hearing aids.
(d) Whether Valencia has any pets.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of feeling does Valencia have as she leaves the woods in Chapter 21?

3. What does Kaori believe she was in her second life, as described in Chapter 31?

4. What does Virgil ask the voice in the well to do for him in return for its request in Chapter 32?

5. Why does Virgil have to go to the resource room at school?

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