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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Isobel on Sunday in Chapter 20?
(a) Collecting a body.
(b) Preparing for a service.
(c) Meeting with Mr. Greenway.
(d) Meeting with the sheriff.

2. What sport does Brent Fritsch play at GNB Upper?
(a) Football.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Track and field.
(d) Soccer.

3. What scientist does Agate mention when she discusses a theory of time in Chapter 21?
(a) John von Neumann.
(b) Einstein.
(c) Paul Dirac.
(d) Planck.

4. What pew does Simon sit in during Sunday Mass in Chapter 20?
(a) 5th.
(b) 4th.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 3rd.

5. How loes it take Simon to build a platform in the treehouse for the microwave to sit on?
(a) 1 1/2 hours.
(b) An hour or so.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 3 hours.

6. What is parked in front of Simon's house when he goes back home after setting up the microwave in the treehouse for the broadcast the next day?
(a) Semi truck.
(b) Limo.
(c) State police.
(d) New van.

7. What do Simon and his mother have for breakfast at the Van der Zwaan farm after Mr. Bagshott's animals are captured?
(a) Blueberry waffles.
(b) Buckwheat pancakes.
(c) Blueberry pancakes.
(d) Pecan waffles.

8. Why does Mr. Greenway calls Isobel at 4 a.m. in the morning to go out to the Van der Zwaan farm?
(a) Loose sheep.
(b) Loose emus.
(c) Loose cows.
(d) Loose horses.

9. In Chapter 16, by what time are Mr. Bagshott's animals captured, the goats released, and the ducks calmed down?
(a) 5:30 a.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

10. What color is the ceiling of St. Barbara's painted?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Cream.

11. In Chapter 15, about how many stray animals overrun the Van der Zwaan farm?
(a) Maybe 20.
(b) 18.
(c) About 30.
(d) 15.

12. What color extension cord does Doc Matapang allow Kevin, Simon,and Agate to borrow?
(a) Orange.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Yellow.

13. In Chapter 23, what day of the week is Vega supposed to rise behind the treehouse?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Tuesday.

14. How long after the school shooting Simon endured was the school reopened?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 3 months.

15. How did Kevin do at the regional science fair competition?
(a) 1st place.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Silver.
(d) 3rd place.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many watts of electromagnetic radiation does Kevin say a microwave like his family has can produce?

2. During the last week of seventh grade, what day of the week is there a tornado?

3. Who is Martin talking to on the phone when Simon comes home from school early in Chapter 19?

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

5. What does Agate borrow from Jade to help her know when Vega rises at the treehouse?

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