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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 24, what was Beatrice doing when Alex told her they had to leave the library immediately?
(a) Finger painting.
(b) Telling a story.
(c) Watching a film.
(d) Making wings.

2. What year was it the fall of Alex's senior year in high school?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1963.

3. When did George call Alex and Beatrice on the phone after they started living at the apartment?
(a) Wednesdays at 6 p.m.
(b) Sundays at 9 a.m.
(c) Saturdays at 10 p.m.
(d) Mondays at 8 p.m.

4. In the first week of the Great Return, how many dragons visited or returned to their former homes?
(a) 103,287.
(b) 52,178.
(c) 29,627.
(d) 77,256.

5. How did Alex's father die?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Car accident.
(d) Brain tumor.

6. At the end of Chapter 29, where did Alex tell Mr. Reynolds that she had to go?
(a) Home.
(b) Nurse's office.
(c) Bathroom.
(d) Main office.

7. What was the name of the neighbor who stared at Alex when she met her aunt at her old house and then sat on the front steps after Marla left?
(a) Mrs. Townsend.
(b) Mrs. Cole.
(c) Mrs. Knightly.
(d) Mrs. Brooks.

8. About what time did Alex go to take a walk after she put Beatrice to bed in Chapter 24?
(a) A little after midnight.
(b) Around midnight.
(c) 9 p.m.
(d) 8 p.m.

9. When did George have the grocer deliver food to Alex and Beatrice?
(a) Once a month.
(b) Weekly on Sunday.
(c) Every other week.
(d) Weekly on Saturday.

10. What did Marla do when she showed up at Alex's apartment for the first time and waited for her to come outside?
(a) Took a nap.
(b) Read.
(c) Crocheted.
(d) Knitted.

11. How many dragons did Henry Gantz interview around the world?
(a) 2,200.
(b) Over 1,000.
(c) 590.
(d) About 800.

12. When were Alex and Beatrice summoned to the principal's office at Beatrice's school in Chapter 20?
(a) The middle of the school year.
(b) Two weeks before Alex's senior year in high school started.
(c) Two weeks before Alex's junior year in high school started.
(d) After the Christmas break.

13. What was the name of the other dragon on the street when Marla showed up at Alex's apartment for the first time?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Megan.
(c) Clara.
(d) Edith.

14. What was the name of the teacher who was supposed to be teaching calculus Alex's senior year in high school?
(a) Mr. Majella.
(b) Mr. Reynolds.
(c) Mr. Watson.
(d) Mr. Martinez.

15. How many dragonings did Henry Gantz witness that were planned in advance?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the honor roll list published at Alex's school, what place did she receive?

2. When did snow fall at the beginning of Chapter 27?

3. What did Alex fix for dinner after her first day of her senior year of high school?

4. On how many pages of Beatrice's confiscated papers from school, did she write, "I am a dragon" (153)?

5. What was Mr. Burrows job before he came to the library?

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