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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What impresses Debbie about the student with the locker next to hers?
(a) Her singing voice.
(b) His ability to fix anything.
(c) His status as a football star.
(d) His guitar.

2. On what issue does Mrs. Bruning remain firm with Peter's parents?
(a) Not going to the hospital.
(b) Allowing Peter to stay with her.
(c) Being able to drive.
(d) Debbie being her housekeeper.

3. What song does the music class sing?
(a) "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay."
(b) "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing."
(c) "Edelweiss."
(d) "Come Together."

4. What has Hector decided to do to enhance his image as a musician?
(a) Write songs about every teen he knows.
(b) Carry his guitar with him at all times.
(c) Wear black clothes.
(d) Grow his hair.

5. What did Peter see that he thought was strange outside his bedroom window upon waking at his grandmother's house?
(a) A ladder leaning against the wall.
(b) A rope hanging from a tree branch.
(c) A seagull.
(d) A tree branch he didn't recognize.

6. With what is Hector occupied as of late?
(a) Applying for a summer job.
(b) School work and finals.
(c) Developing his muscles.
(d) Composing songs.

7. Who has a locker next to Debbie?
(a) Lenny.
(b) Hector.
(c) Dan.
(d) Patty.

8. About what is the song Hector composes at the celebration?
(a) The smell of fireworks.
(b) Pulling petals from daisies.
(c) Hitting the cold water of the lake on a hot day.
(d) Girls being from Venus.

9. What is Lenny doing with his father in Chapter 16:
(a) Painting the house.
(b) Cutting down a tree.
(c) Repairing a car engine.
(d) Moving a washing machine.

10. For what is Hector looking in the crowd at the celebration?
(a) His parents.
(b) Meadow.
(c) The hot dog stand.
(d) His guitar teacher.

11. How is Mrs. Bruning when she comes home?
(a) Recovering but moving slowly.
(b) Frail.
(c) Healthy.
(d) Energetic but tired.

12. Where does the necklace end up next after leaving Russel's pocket and being picked up?
(a) In Lenny's bedroom.
(b) At the school office.
(c) In front of Hector's house.
(d) In Patty's school bag.

13. What does Debbie have for a bedroom door?
(a) A regular door.
(b) A curtain.
(c) A bamboo room divider.
(d) Beads.

14. What does Hector's mother make for which some people might want the recipe?
(a) Sugar cookies.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Green pea soup.
(d) Jell-o salad.

15. What does Mrs. Bruning give Debbie?
(a) Extra pay for working on the house.
(b) An old family necklace.
(c) A picture of Peter.
(d) Her old family Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the main course of the dinner Peter's grandmother made for him and his parents?

2. Why does Lenny leave his backyard when Debbie is watching him?

3. Who does Debbie think would want to know Hector's mother's recipe?

4. What does Peter Bruning call his grandmother?

5. For what will the person in question #92 use what fell out of Russell's pocket?

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