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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. As Chapter 5 begins, what city is Brent's next destination?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Miami.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) San Diego.

2. Who visits while Brent is making the wooden band whirligig?
(a) A minister.
(b) Seven or eight grammar-school-age children.
(c) Trish.
(d) A beachcomber.

3. Where do the billboards announcing the Key Lime Pie Belt first appear on Brent's bus trip?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Florida.

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

5. What has Jenny's parents tried to put behind them?
(a) Their Hebrew language.
(b) Christmas celebrations.
(c) Poland and Hitler.
(d) The teachings of the Torah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Brent mount the whirligig he finishes in Chapter 5?

2. What color are practically all of Grandma's shoes?

3. What pledge does Tony break while on summer vacation?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 8, where is Jenny?

5. What does Grandma survive in her youth?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the drive take Jenny and Grandma?

2. What effect do her parents' actions concerning their Jewish heritage have on Jenny?

3. What does Tony finally write in his journal? What does he do to emphasize the truth in his entry?

4. What does the whale whirligig represent to Grandma?

5. Describe Jenny's feelings towards Grandma.

6. Why is it easy for Brent to interact with the children as he builds the whirligig?

7. Why does Brent refuse to use the Visa card which his parents have given him for the trip? What does this say about his new sense of responsibility?

8. Up until this point in his life, Brent has never had any interests other than looking cool. What new interests are now filling Brent's spare time? What role models have helped him establish these other interests?

9. What does Tony tell Mr. Mintz about his summer vacation? How does Mr. Mintz use this information to help Tony?

10. Which whirligig is at Tony's summer campground? How does Tony feel about the whirligig?

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