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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the voice in the well tell Virgil silence is good for in Chapter 28?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Contacting others.
(c) Hearing your own thoughts.
(d) Listening for animals nearby.

2. What does Kaori tell Valencia about Virgil's Lola?
(a) She is very mean and will probably yell at Valencia.
(b) She always wants to feed people so she will probably offer Valencia a meal.
(c) She is very old and can not hear well.
(d) She is very perceptive, and Kaori thinks she may also be a psychic.

3. What does Valencia notice about the old well in the woods that is strange to her in Chapter 21?
(a) The cover has been moved off the opening.
(b) Someone is yelling from inside of it.
(c) The grass around it has been freshly mowed.
(d) The stones are crumbling.

4. What is it about Virgil's house that makes Valencia a little nervous in Chapter 29?
(a) It is red, and she does not like the color red.
(b) It is big, and something about big houses intimidates her.
(c) It is brick, and she once fell and cut her forehead at a brick house.
(d) It is very run-down, and she finds this foreboding.

5. What does Valencia learn about her name that she did not know before from the person who answers the door at Virgil's house in Chapter 29?
(a) It is also the Greek's name for the sun.
(b) It is also the name of a famous Spanish cathedral.
(c) It is also the name of a famous French warrior.
(d) It is also an ancient Persian word for "peace."

6. What kind of ceremony does Kaori want to perform in Chapter 31 to help find Virgil?
(a) The ceremony of the setting sun.
(b) The ceremony of lost things.
(c) The ceremony of the crystal magic.
(d) The ceremony of a thousand lights.

7. Why does Virgil have to go to the resource room at school?
(a) For extra help with reading.
(b) For extra help with math.
(c) For extra help with music.
(d) So he can tutor other kids who are struggling in chemistry.

8. What does Gen insist on taking with her from their house as they head to the woods to do the ceremony in Chapter 31?
(a) Her tablet.
(b) Her jump rope.
(c) Her phone.
(d) Her socks.

9. Why is Virgil's time in the resource room his favorite time in school?
(a) Because that is where he can finally relax and not be bullied.
(b) Because that is where he sees Valencia.
(c) Because that is where his favorite snacks are.
(d) Because that is where he studies his favorite subject.

10. What does Valencia offer to do with Gen and Kaori in Chapter 26?
(a) Help them bake the best birthday cake ever.
(b) Help them hunt for snakes.
(c) Help them look for Virgil.
(d) Help them look for Gulliver.

11. What surprises Virgil about his own voice when he finally yells for help from the well in Chapter 20?
(a) How loud it is.
(b) How high it is.
(c) How scratchy it is.
(d) How much it sounds like his father's voice.

12. In Chapter 23, what was Kaori's first word?
(a) Future.
(b) Stone.
(c) Nomad.
(d) Spirit.

13. What was one thing Kaori inherited from her mother?
(a) Her empathy.
(b) A keen sense of time.
(c) Her long silky hair.
(d) Her skills in mathematics.

14. What question does Kaori ask Valencia in the end of Chapter 26 that Valencia does not hear?
(a) Whether Valencia knows sign language.
(b) What star sign Valencia is.
(c) When Valencia got her hearing aids.
(d) Whether Valencia has any pets.

15. What does Chet think the person he sees in the woods is doing in Chapter 18?
(a) Performing a spell.
(b) Looking for an animal.
(c) Building a house.
(d) Hiding.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only one besides Kaori who knows where the crystals are?

2. What does Chet think he would name a snake if he catches one in Chapter 30?

3. What does the voice in the well call Virgil in Chapter 25?

4. Who answers the door at Virgil's house in Chapter 29?

5. What special stone does Kaori say they need to find in Chapter 31 for the ceremony?

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