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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What song does Brent teach himself to play?
2. Where does Brent mount the whirligig he finishes in Chapter 5?
3. Why is Brent filled with envy when he enters the dining room?
4. What does Grandma refuse to admit about her health?
5. Which musician is Lea?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Which whirligig is at Tony's summer campground? How does Tony feel about the whirligig?
3. What does Tony tell Mr. Mintz about his summer vacation? How does Mr. Mintz use this information to help Tony?
4. What are some of Jenny's parents' actions that lead them away from their Jewish heritage? Why do they try to forget their roots?
5. What has Tony failed to do that lands him in trouble with Mr. Mintz?
6. How is dinner at the hostel different from Brent's dinner at home with his parents?
7. Emil makes a comment to Brent that his father had told him that teachers live forever through their students. When Brent hears this, what person in his past comes to mind? What do her words mean to Brent at the time she speaks to him? What realization has Emil's sharing brought to Brent?
8. About what do the children warn Brent regarding the location of the wooden band whirligig?
9. What does the whale whirligig represent to Grandma?
10. What does Grandma know at the beginning of the journey that Jenny does not know? What makes the ride even more poignant with Jenny?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
After two men try to steal his backpack, Brent realizes why animals live in herds. How is this thought analogous to Flaco's thought about the shearwater bird? Describe the connection between Brent, Flaco, and the wooden band whirligig.
Essay Topic 2
Identify the new talents that Brent has acquired since leaving Chicago. Discuss how Brent might use each talent to have a positive influence on as many lives as possible.
Essay Topic 3
Mrs. Zamora states that the universe required her daughter to die in the accident. What has the universe required of Brent following the accident? Why?
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