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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. Why is Brent filled with envy when he enters the dining room?
(a) He envies the young man's obvious success.
(b) He envies the family's sharing dinner leisurely.
(c) He envies the man's ability to entertain himself and others.
(d) He envies the storyteller's ease with words.

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

3. What is the worst part of Tony's summer vacation?
(a) Fishing in the stream for hours.
(b) Fighting with Kelsey.
(c) The harp whiligig at the campground.
(d) Practicing violin everyday.

4. At what kind of restaurant does Grandma tell Jenny to stop?
(a) A fast food chain.
(b) A fish market.
(c) A Chinese restaurant.
(d) A Japanese sushi bar.

5. What does Brent have with him that could make his journey easier?
(a) An airline ticket to any destination.
(b) A voucher for free lodging at the Sheraton.
(c) Five hundred dollars in cash.
(d) A Visa card.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tony doing while the teacher tells the students to write in their journals?

2. Where does Brent go after he leaves the dining hall?

3. What does Brent buy after leaving the museum?

4. What instrument does Tony play?

5. Who is Trish?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. As Brent steps into the hostel's dining hall, he sees a bearded man playing a concertina for the guests. Why does Brent admire this man? What is Brent thinking as he watches the bearded man entertain?

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