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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. During the last week of seventh grade, what day of the week is there a tornado?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Tuesday.

2. In Chapter 16, where do Kevin and his mom go for the science fair regionals?
(a) Ogallala.
(b) Sidney.
(c) North Platte.
(d) Grand Island.

3. 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) Limo.
(b) State police.
(c) Semi truck.
(d) New van.

4. How many watts of electromagnetic radiation does Kevin say a microwave like his family has can produce?
(a) 500.
(b) 250.
(c) 480.
(d) 430.

5. On what highway did Curtis lose a body?
(a) 385.
(b) 183.
(c) 70.
(d) 47.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 16, how much longer before school ends?

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

4. What do Kevin and Simon do after Kevin reveals that he Googled Simon and learned about the school shooting?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. After the school shooting, how did Isobel get a reporter named Kathy Catchpole to stop writing about the shooting?

2. What is the basement like at the funeral home?

3. What do Simon and Kevin talk about after church in Chapter 20?

4. Who figures out how to make the microwave run while it is open, and how do they make it run when it is open?

5. How does Kevin learn that Simon is a survivor of a school shooting?

6. How do Agate and Simon lure the emus back to Mr. Bashott's farm?

7. Why does Simon not go to school on the last day of the year?

8. What photo comes up when someone Googles "Simon O'Keeffe"?

9. How does Doc Matapang make a halo halo for Simon?

10. Who is Mr. Greenway, and why does he call in Chapter 15?

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