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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who believes that everything happens for a reason?
(a) Mr. Bishop.
(b) Mr. Zamora.
(c) Brent.
(d) Mrs. Zamora.
2. What color is the whirligig?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Multicolored.
(d) Yellow.
3. Where is the whirligig located?
(a) On the edge of a cliff.
(b) In a flower garden.
(c) Next to the old barn.
(d) In the abandoned house's front yard.
4. What does Mrs. Zamora ask of Brent for restitution?
(a) That Brent do volunteer service in the emergency room.
(b) That Brent make four whirligigs and give them to four friends.
(c) That Lee take a bus trip around the country and share his story.
(d) That Brent build and place four whirligigs around the United States.
5. What carries words away like seeds in visualization?
(a) The birds.
(b) The rain.
(c) The sea.
(d) The wind.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Brent feel about Mrs. Zamora's request?
2. At the end of Chapter 1, what is Brent attempting to do?
3. What does Brent's father bring to the meeting with the Zamoras?
4. How many Nobel Prizes does the fictitious spinster in Chapter 2 own?
5. Where does the man work when he is fourteen years old?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is "ouija walking?" Who invents it? How does this exemplify the inventor's personality?
2. Summarize the sequence of events in Chapter 4.
3. Describe Brent's exit from the party.
4. What does Brent recall about the automobile accident? How do his parents try to keep him from knowing facts about the accident?
5. What is the difference between retribution and restitution? Why has Mrs. Zamora asked for restitution from Brent?
6. What bird disappoints Flaco? Why?
7. What is guided imagery? Why does Alexandra believe in it? What happens on the adventure that turns Steph into a believer?
8. What is Brent's primary focus as he dresses for the party? Support with details.
9. Summarize the transition from Brent's suicide attempt in Chapter 1 to the two friends' whirligig adventure in Chapter 2. What is the significance of the transition?
10. At the beginning of Chapter 2, Alexandra is taking Steph on an adventure. Discuss the hyperbole used by Alexandra as she tells her friend about their destination.
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