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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. At the end of Chapter 5, whom does Brent serenade?
(a) Emil.
(b) Lea.
(c) A lost dog.
(d) Himself.
2. What does Grandma wear on her head for the drive?
(a) A wig from the Eisenhower era.
(b) A baseball cap.
(c) A purple hat to match her dress.
(d) A beautiful silk scarf.
3. What is the temperature that is displayed on the sign outside the station?
(a) 75 degrees.
(b) 32 degrees.
(c) 98 degrees.
(d) 109 degrees.
4. Who is Deborah?
(a) Grandma's caregiver.
(b) Jenny's mother.
(c) An unexpected visitor.
(d) Grandma's other granddaughter.
5. Who visits while Brent is making the wooden band whirligig?
(a) Trish.
(b) A minister.
(c) A beachcomber.
(d) Seven or eight grammar-school-age children.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Brent see as he enters the El Paso bus station?
2. Why does Tony laugh at his last entry?
3. With whom does Tony pretend to have a conversation throughout Chapter 6?
4. What instrument does Tony play?
5. Why does Brent like being in Texas?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the boy's interest in the whirligig affect Brent?
2. What effect do her parents' actions concerning their Jewish heritage have on Jenny?
3. What does Grandma know at the beginning of the journey that Jenny does not know? What makes the ride even more poignant with Jenny?
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. Where does the drive take Jenny and Grandma?
6. Why is it easy for Brent to interact with the children as he builds the whirligig?
7. How is dinner at the hostel different from Brent's dinner at home with his parents?
8. 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?
9. What does Tony tell Mr. Mintz about his summer vacation? How does Mr. Mintz use this information to help Tony?
10. What has Tony failed to do that lands him in trouble with Mr. Mintz?
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