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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gave Valencia a book about famous deaf people?

2. What does Chet do with Virgil's backpack in Chapter 16?

3. Who is the boy at school that bullies Virgil?

4. What affectionate nickname does Lola call Virgil in Chapter 8?

5. What sport does Chet practice often at his house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Virgil's pet, and how does Virgil feel about the pet?

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

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

4. In Chapter 11, what does Lola warn Virgil about for the day ahead?

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

6. What happens in Valencia's nightmare in Chapter 2?

7. In Chapter 1, what is one reason Virgil considers himself a failure?

8. In Chapter 12, who comes to Valencia's door early on Saturday morning and how do they treat her?

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

10. In Chapter 16, why is Virgil even more scared of encountering Chet Bullens than usual?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the language and sentence structure Kelly uses in Kaori's dialogue compared to the other four children in the book - Virgil, Valencia, Chet, and Gen. How is Kaori's vocabulary and tone different from that of the other childrens'?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing the significance of Sacred, the stray dog, to both Valencia and Virgil. What does the dog seem to symbolize to each of these characters?

Essay Topic 3

How does Valencia believe her deafness affects her mother's attitudes and behaviors towards her? What does Valencia try to do to counteract what she sees as her mother's unfair treatment of her?

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