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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter 2, how many winters have passed since Stephanie first saw the whirligig?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Ten.
(d) Three.

3. When Brent arrives at the party, what are the colors of everyone's clothes?
(a) Black and khaki.
(b) Yellow and blue.
(c) Red and black.
(d) Black and white.

4. Where are Brent's hands as Chapter 1 comes to a close?
(a) Gripping the steering wheel
(b) Resting loosely on the steering wheel.
(c) Resting lightly on his thighs.
(d) Thumping the dashboard to the music.

5. In Chapter 2, who is the "closed-minded skeptic?"
(a) Chaz.
(b) Stephanie.
(c) Alexandra.
(d) Brent.

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

7. What does Mrs. Zamora ask of Brent for restitution?
(a) That Brent make four whirligigs and give them to four friends.
(b) That Brent build and place four whirligigs around the United States.
(c) That Brent do volunteer service in the emergency room.
(d) That Lee take a bus trip around the country and share his story.

8. What does he find nailed to a restaurant door there?
(a) A wooden musical note.
(b) A wooden guitar.
(c) A wooden marching band.
(d) A wooden jazz band.

9. What kind of car does Brent's dad drive?
(a) A Ford.
(b) A Continental.
(c) A BMW.
(d) A Jaguar.

10. What language does Stephanie take?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Japanese.

11. Who says that Mrs. Zamora's request is crazy?
(a) The judge.
(b) Mr. Zamora.
(c) Brent's mother.
(d) Brent's father.

12. Which scientist does Alexandra compare to Stephanie?
(a) Albert Einstein.
(b) Jacques Cousteau.
(c) Madame Curie.
(d) Jonathan Salk.

13. In Chapter 1, according to Brent, what make of car always breaks down?
(a) A Porsche.
(b) A Jaguar.
(c) A BMW.
(d) A Continental.

14. In Chapter 1, what commercial is on television as Brent eats dinner?
(a) Ralph Lauren clothing.
(b) Golf course vacation.
(c) Jaguar automobile.
(d) Rolex watch.

15. In what grade is Stephanie at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Tenth grade.
(b) Ninth grade.
(c) Sixth grade.
(d) Eighth grade.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 1, what time of year is it?

2. How does Brent celebrate his seventeenth birthday?

3. What does Brent want from the judge?

4. Where does Brent's father currently work?

5. What does Brent use to gauge his father's moods?

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