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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 does Gen insist on taking with her from their house as they head to the woods to do the ceremony in Chapter 31?
(a) Her tablet.
(b) Her socks.
(c) Her phone.
(d) Her jump rope.

2. What does the voice in the well tell Virgil in Chapter 25 when he says his situation is hopeless?
(a) His grandmother is on her way to find him.
(b) He can climb out of the well right now if he believes he can.
(c) There is a dog at the opening of the well who is barking and raising the alarm for him.
(d) Nothing is ever hopeless.

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

4. Who was the king in Lola's story who was only one inch tall that Virgil tells the voice in the well about in Chapter 27?
(a) Roberto.
(b) Paulito.
(c) Joselito.
(d) Salvadoro.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kaori take from her house to assist with the ceremony she wants to perform in Chapter 31?

2. Why does Kaori tell Valencia she is distracted in Chapter 24?

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

4. What does Chet use to help him find a snake?

5. Which of the following did Valencia learn never to do to a snake?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 21, what does Valencia notice that is different about the old well in the woods?

2. What does Virgil tell Ruby in Chapter 28 about his own inability to fight back when Chet bullies him?

3. In Chapter 22, what does Virgil think when the cover is placed back over the well?

4. What does Kaori decide to do in Chapter 23 when Virgil is quite late for his appointment with her?

5. What does Valencia do for Roberta in Chapter 19 when she learns Roberta is afraid of snakes?

6. In Chapter 29, what does Gen tell Valencia about Virgil that Valencia thinks is interesting and endearing?

7. In Chapter 28, why does Ruby call Virgil "Bayani" and what does it mean?

8. In Chapter 32, what does Ruby urge Virgil to do one last time before he can sleep for a while in the well?

9. Why does Valencia decide to give Kaori and Gen a fake name instead of her real one the first time she meets them?

10. What happens to Chet in Chapter 30 when he actually does find a snake in the woods?

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