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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sara brings clothes for Mari and her sisters, who does she say can alter them?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) She can.
(d) Her grandmother.

2. Where did Aunt Roxie and Uncle Tony meet?
(a) Dive bar.
(b) Cocktail bar.
(c) Sports bar.
(d) Roller-derby bar.

3. When is the Mexican independence day?
(a) September 16.
(b) September 18.
(c) September 17.
(d) September 19.

4. After Ben gets caught speeding, how long is he grounded?
(a) All of Christmas break.
(b) A month.
(c) 11 days.
(d) 5 days.

5. What is Tyler writing about for an assignment for Mr. B's class when Mari is writing a letter?
(a) His father's accident.
(b) Telescope in Boston.
(c) His farm.
(d) His favorite cow.

6. When did Tyler's grandfather die?
(a) September.
(b) Mid-June.
(c) May.
(d) Mid-August.

7. What birds does Mari go to watch in the barn?
(a) Swallows.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Owls.
(d) Starlings.

8. In Las Margaritas, how far is it to walk to school?
(a) 5 kilometers.
(b) 2 kilometers.
(c) 4 kilometers.
(d) 3 kilometers.

9. What is the best way for Tyler to stay in touch with Gramps?
(a) Stars.
(b) His mother.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His father.

10. Who brings Grandma home after she leaves to avoid going in a nursing home?
(a) Connie.
(b) Abelard.
(c) Larry and Vicky.
(d) Jeanne and Byron.

11. Who asks the Cruzes if they know anything about where Grandma went?
(a) Jeanne and Byron.
(b) Connie.
(c) Abelard.
(d) Larry and Vicky.

12. What does Tyler's grandmother give out for Halloween?
(a) Popcorn balls and licorice.
(b) Homemade cookies and candy corn.
(c) Hard candy.
(d) Miniature candy bars.

13. How old was Gramps when he died?
(a) 78.
(b) 76.
(c) 77.
(d) 75.

14. After his accident, where was Mr. Paquette wearing casts?
(a) Right leg and arm.
(b) Left leg and arm.
(c) Right foot and left leg.
(d) Left foot and right leg.

15. What does Tyler say his family thinks happened to Grandma?
(a) Went to stay with her friend Carol.
(b) Drowned in the creek.
(c) Drove to California.
(d) Went to stay with her friend Martha.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Byron do for a living?

2. What games does Tyler take to the Cruz girls and then forget to leave for them?

3. What did Aunt Jeanne major in college?

4. How is Tyler's mother helping his father in "Bad-Luck Farm"?

5. How much time did Tyler get to spend with his Aunt Roxie and Uncle Tony after his grandfather died and his father had his accident?

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