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

2. Who does Debbie find lacking in some personal qualities?
(a) Her older sister.
(b) Dan.
(c) Lenny.
(d) Hector.

3. Why is Peter at his grandmother's house?
(a) His father had to go out of the country.
(b) His mother is ill.
(c) He is there for the summer.
(d) He and his parents stopped there on the way to another relative's house.

4. What does Debbie see Lenny doing in his backyard?
(a) Mowing the lawn.
(b) Raking leaves.
(c) Swimming in the pool.
(d) Working on his bike.

5. With what is Patty struggling?
(a) The marching band.
(b) Whether to apply to the local college or ones farther away from home.
(c) A crush she has on a boy at school.
(d) The laws of physics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hector say his grandmother talks about a lot?

2. What has Russell found?

3. Where do Debbie and Peter take Mrs. Gruning?

4. What does Debbie have for a bedroom door?

5. What does Peter do that makes their day perfect to Debbie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Debbie comes to Mrs. Bruning's house on Saturday immediately after Mrs. Bruning awakens?

2. Where does Hector find Meadow, and why is he embarrassed?

3. What does Hector do while waiting for the fireworks?

4. What book is Debbie reading in Chapter 22 and what does she think about the book and her life compared to the life of the protagonist in the book?

5. What do Peter and Debbie decide to do after Mrs. Bruning is taken to the hospital?

6. Why are Phil, Debbie, Lenny and Hector sitting on a curb, what are they doing and what are they talking about?

7. What are the other teens doing while Debbie is dealing with the crisis with Mrs. Bruning?

8. How do Debbie and Peter handle the emergency with Mrs. Bruning?

9. What is Peter's father's response to Mrs. Bruning's objections? How are his objections handled?

10. What is Lenny doing in Chapter 22 while Debbie is in the backyard reading and what saddens him when he goes into his house and comes back out?

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