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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20 - A Note About News Vans.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How tall is the scaffold that holds up the Very Large Radio Telescope in Grin and Bear It?
(a) 400 feet.
(b) 100 feet.
(c) 20 stories.
(d) 15 stories.

2. Where was there a SETI project that discovered a signal they were tracking was made by a janitor?
(a) University of California, Berkeley.
(b) Australia.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Puerto Rico.

3. Where did Simon's family live before they moved to the National Quiet Zone?
(a) Omaha.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Cedar Rapids.
(d) Des Moines.

4. What color is used to commemorate the school shooting Simon survived?
(a) Orange.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Purple.

5. What do Simon and his parents call the peacock that lives on their property?
(a) Pretty Stabby.
(b) Hellbender.
(c) Strange Tyrant.
(d) Trumpet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What business is also located in the hardware store in Grin And Bear It, Nebraska?

2. In Chapter 15, about how many stray animals overrun the Van der Zwaan farm?

3. When did a student scientist named Jocelyn Bell build a homemade radio telescope?

4. How much do breeding pairs of Mr. Bagshott's animals cost?

5. In Chapter 19, when will Vega rise directly in line with the tree house?

(see the answer key)

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