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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is just beginning after Tony finishes his journal writing?
(a) The Price Is Right.
(b) Lunch.
(c) The pregame show.
(d) Recess.

2. At the end of Chapter 5, whom does Brent serenade?
(a) Lea.
(b) A lost dog.
(c) Himself.
(d) Emil.

3. What does Brent see as he enters the El Paso bus station?
(a) A picture of a missing child.
(b) A picture of Lea.
(c) A lost puppy.
(d) A picture of himself on a "Wanted" poster.

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

5. While driving, what does Jenny notice about Grandma's face?
(a) It has an unfocused look.
(b) It is extremely pale.
(c) It is more wrinkled.
(d) It is blotched with rouge.

6. Why does Tony's mom let him quit taking violin lessons?
(a) The teacher tells her that the violin is not the right instrument for Tony.
(b) The teacher tells her that Tony is not talented.
(c) The teacher tells her that Tony is unruly.
(d) The teacher tells her that Tony needs to rest.

7. With whom does Tony pretend to have a conversation throughout Chapter 6?
(a) A sports announcer.
(b) His mother.
(c) His best friend.
(d) Bob Barker.

8. At the beginning of Chapter 7, who is annoying Brent?
(a) A bearded man who is asking questions.
(b) A lady who has boarded in Phoenix.
(c) A passenger who is humming.
(d) A snoring passenger.

9. How does the desk clerk treat Brent at the motel?
(a) With grace.
(b) With indifference.
(c) With suspicion.
(d) With gratitude.

10. What does Brent feel is missing in his life?
(a) Friends and family.
(b) Skills and interests.
(c) Faith and hope.
(d) Motivation and direction.

11. Why does Tony laugh at his last entry?
(a) He has misspelled "pretty" because spelling does not count.
(b) He remembers a funny joke he has played on his sister during vacation.
(c) He knows that he is lying.
(d) He knows that he will not be graded on the entry anyway.

12. What does Brent study during breaks from building the third whirligig?
(a) A history book.
(b) A star guide.
(c) A math textbook.
(d) A woodworker's manual.

13. According to Tony, what is wonderful about throwing up?
(a) You do not have to practice the violin.
(b) You do not have to go to school.
(c) You get lots of attention.
(d) You feel better afterwards.

14. What does Brent do calm his frustrations?
(a) He plays the harmonica.
(b) He walks on the beach.
(c) He writes letters to his parents.
(d) He hums to himself.

15. Whom does Brent sit beside in the dining hall?
(a) An attractive eighteen year old French girl.
(b) An eighteen year old German student.
(c) An older, bearded gentlemen.
(d) Two Canadian cyclists.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brent buy after leaving the museum?

2. What is Grandma's first language?

3. In Chapter 6, what is the fifth grade teacher's name?

4. Where does Brent have dinner in Chapter 7?

5. What sits atop the new whirligig?

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