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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 does Brent buy after leaving the museum?
2. In what setting does Brent go about building the third whirligig in Chapter 7?
3. What does Brent do during the night hours?
4. What is special for Jenny's Grandma about this drive?
5. What has Jenny's parents tried to put behind them?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does the drive take Jenny and Grandma?
2. When the chapter ends, what does Tony do that connects the little boy to his great-grandfather?
3. What does Brent resolve to do as he reads his star guide book? How is he already accomplishing his goal with the whirligigs?
4. What effect do her parents' actions concerning their Jewish heritage have on Jenny?
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. What are some of Jenny's parents' actions that lead them away from their Jewish heritage? Why do they try to forget their roots?
7. 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?
8. 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?
9. What does the whale whirligig represent to Grandma?
10. Which whirligig is at Tony's summer campground? How does Tony feel about the whirligig?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 6, Tony is a mischievous little fifth grader. Discuss Tony's sense of humor and how he uses it to make the best of a bad situation.
Essay Topic 2
Brent is forever changed after the automobile accident. Describe the old Brent as a person? How has he changed physically, mentally, and spiritually?
Essay Topic 3
Explore the wooden band whirligig's effect on Flaco's life. What changes does he make in his life because of the whirligig? What remains the same in his life?
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