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

2. Who is Deborah?
(a) Jenny's mother.
(b) Grandma's other granddaughter.
(c) An unexpected visitor.
(d) Grandma's caregiver.

3. What does Brent realize about the song which he teaches himself to play?
(a) It is a cheerful song.
(b) It is a very difficult song to play.
(c) It is a lament.
(d) It is a lonely song.

4. Why does Tony scratch under his shirt at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) He always feels itchy when he writes in class.
(b) He is signaling his friend to pass a note.
(c) He is still recovering from poison ivy.
(d) He is feeding a cord down his sleeve.

5. Who is Trish?
(a) A guest at the motel.
(b) A desk clerk at the motel.
(c) A tour guide at the motel.
(d) A maid at the motel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Grandma's first language?

2. Where do the billboards announcing the Key Lime Pie Belt first appear on Brent's bus trip?

3. Why does Jenny not want to drive Grandma anywhere?

4. As Brent walks down a street in El Paso, whom does he encounter with tweezerlike eyes?

5. Whom does Brent sit beside in the dining hall?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the drive take Jenny and Grandma?

2. In Chapter 6, what task has the fifth grade teacher assigned that is difficult for her student Tony? Why is the assignment so hard?

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

5. What does Grandma know at the beginning of the journey that Jenny does not know? What makes the ride even more poignant with Jenny?

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

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

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. How is dinner at the hostel different from Brent's dinner at home with his parents?

10. Describe the wooden band whirligig. How does it move in the wind?

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