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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. What does Grandma refuse to admit about her health?
(a) She is unable to walk.
(b) She needs a hearing aid.
(c) She is near death.
(d) She is senile.

2. 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.

3. Why does Jenny not want to drive Grandma anywhere?
(a) Jenny has been told by her mother not to drive.
(b) Jenny is busy with housework.
(c) Jenny only has her learner's permit.
(d) Jenny does not like to drive the station wagon.

4. In Chapter 8, what serves as Brent's alarm clock on the beach?
(a) Children playing in the sand.
(b) A mosquito buzzing in his ear.
(c) The waves crashing.
(d) A fisherman walking past him.

5. What instrument does Tony play?
(a) The piano.
(b) The accordion.
(c) The violin.
(d) The tuba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is just beginning after Tony finishes his journal writing?

2. What is Brent trying to learn from a book he has purchased?

3. Why does Tony's mom let him quit taking violin lessons?

4. What does Grandma survive in her youth?

5. What sits atop the new whirligig?

Short Essay Questions

1. About what do the children warn Brent regarding the location of the wooden band whirligig?

2. What does the whale whirligig represent to Grandma?

3. 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?

4. What does Brent resolve to do as he reads his star guide book? How is he already accomplishing his goal with the whirligigs?

5. What is the shape of Brent's new whirligig? What sits on top? How long does it take to build? What virtue does Brent display while creating the intricate display?

6. Why does Brent enjoy returning to the Sand Dollar Cafe?

7. What has Tony failed to do that lands him in trouble with Mr. Mintz?

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

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

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