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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where is the man?
(a) Buenos Aires.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) Miami.
(d) Chicago.

2. What follows the boat on which the man boards?
(a) A school of fish.
(b) A graceful dolphin.
(c) Three seagulls.
(d) A flock of noisy birds.

3. Which professional sports team does Brent view as losers?
(a) The Braves.
(b) The Cubs.
(c) The Yankees.
(d) The Bulls.

4. According to Brent, what are now mysterious gifts?
(a) Mornings.
(b) Evenings.
(c) Rainbows.
(d) Sunsets.

5. Mrs. Zamora shares a photo with Brent. Who/what is in the photo?
(a) Lea as a young child.
(b) Lea and her wooden toys.
(c) Lea's whirligig in motion.
(d) Lea and her family.

6. Who has the power, according to Brent, to stop his pain?
(a) His parents.
(b) His friends.
(c) Brianna.
(d) Brent, himself.

7. Who is Lea Zamora?
(a) A high school student who witnesses the accident.
(b) A high school student who volunteers at the hospital.
(c) A high school student who is killed in the accident.
(d) A high school student who survives the accident.

8. What has been on the man's mind for weeks?
(a) A robin.
(b) Money.
(c) A shearwater bird.
(d) A seagull.

9. How does the man feel when the boat returns to shore?
(a) Tired.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Sad.
(d) Happy.

10. Who makes Lea lots of wooden toys, including her whirligig?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her favorite uncle.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Her brother.

11. Who are the two main characters in Chapter 2?
(a) Alexandra and Stephanie.
(b) Brent and Jonathan.
(c) Alexandra and Brianna.
(d) Brent and Chaz.

12. Where does Brent live?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) Minneapolis.

13. What carries words away like seeds in visualization?
(a) The sea.
(b) The wind.
(c) The rain.
(d) The birds.

14. What is Stephanie's favorite subject?
(a) English.
(b) Math.
(c) Marine biology.
(d) Drama.

15. Where does Brent live immediately before moving to his current city?
(a) New York.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Atlanta.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Brent celebrate his seventeenth birthday?

2. What does Brent's father bring to the meeting with the Zamoras?

3. Who moves in with the unhappy couple?

4. In Chapter 1, what commercial is on television as Brent eats dinner?

5. What is the man's nickname?

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