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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, San Diego, California.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Brent like being in Texas?
(a) He remembers vacationing there as a child.
(b) No one knows him there.
(c) He likes the Dallas Cowboys.
(d) He likes reading about the history of Texas.

2. What is circling the old house on Kansas Street?
(a) A helicopter
(b) Two seagulls.
(c) A vulture.
(d) Two crows.

3. Who is Deborah?
(a) Grandma's caregiver.
(b) Jenny's mother.
(c) An unexpected visitor.
(d) Grandma's other granddaughter.

4. What meaning does the whale whirligig have for Grandma?
(a) The dead want the living to laugh.
(b) Nature follows a cycle of life and death.
(c) The ocean is the keeper of life.
(d) Life will continue to "spin" after her death.

5. What school does Brent attend?
(a) Georgia Academy.
(b) Southside Public.
(c) Oxford Prepatory.
(d) Montford School.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brent study during breaks from building the third whirligig?

2. Where does Brent live?

3. Who is Lea Zamora?

4. What form will Brent's next whiligig take?

5. What nationality is Tony?

(see the answer key)

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