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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing that makes it more difficult for Valencia to read lips?
(a) Bright lipstick.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A mustache.
(d) A tattoo.

2. Who does Lola tell Virgil she had a dream about the previous night in Chapter 11?
(a) A boy called Amado.
(b) Pah.
(c) Ruby San Salvador.
(d) Frederico the king.

3. What is Gen Tanaka's favorite color that dominates her room?
(a) Blue.
(b) Purple.
(c) Turquoise.
(d) Hot pink.

4. What does Valencia think always shows up on people's faces?
(a) The future.
(b) Fear.
(c) Meanness.
(d) Good intentions.

5. Which of the following is a signature phrase of Kaori's?
(a) Space - The final frontier.
(b) Teach a man to fish.
(c) There are no coincidences.
(d) Cowabunga!

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of foods do Mr. Bullens and Chet mostly buy in Chapter 10?

2. How do Mrs. Salinas and Mrs. Tanaka know each other?

3. What kind of creature are replicated in Valencia's Crystal Caverns globe?

4. Why does Valencia have trouble hearing the announcements over the loudspeaker at the grocery store?

5. What is in Valencia's hallway to let her know someone is ringing the doorbell?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of advice does Virgil seek from Kaori Tanaka, and who is Kaori?

2. Who is the student from Virgil's school who bullies him, and what does the bully usually say?

3. How does Valencia feel about her own name?

4. What does Mr. Bullens, Chet's father, say when Chet asks him what makes people deaf in Chapter 10?

5. Why does Virgil's family nickname him Turtle?

6. In Chapter 15, what is Valencia looking for in the woods, and why?

7. How does Virgil feel about the fact that his family has nicknamed him Turtle?

8. In Chapter 5, what does Virgil suspect is wrong with Gulliver, and why does he think this?

9. In Chapter 17, how and why does Virgil end up trapped in the old well in the woods?

10. Why does Valencia think of Chet Bullens as "Scrunch"?

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