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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 is one of the reasons Chet Bullens resents Valencia?
(a) He thinks she gets away with everything because she is deaf.
(b) He thinks she is smarter than he is.
(c) He thinks she is better at sports than he is.
(d) He thinks her family has a lot more money than his does.

2. What happened to Frederico the Sorrowful in Virgil's grandmother's story?
(a) He became a priest.
(b) He was exiled by the people in his village because he was too sad.
(c) Pah ate him.
(d) His tears flooded his village and an alligator ate him.

3. What does Virgil think of Chet as?
(a) The Bull.
(b) The Evil One.
(c) The Snake.
(d) The Toad.

4. What is Virgil's pet's favorite food?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Dandelions.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Lettuce.

5. What kind of lessons does Lola think Virgil should start?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Singing.
(c) Acting.
(d) Piano.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing that makes it more difficult for Valencia to read lips?

2. What is Mr. Bullens' favorite snack food?

3. How do Mrs. Salinas and Mrs. Tanaka know each other?

4. What kind of creature are replicated in Valencia's Crystal Caverns globe?

5. What does Valencia think always shows up on people's faces?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kaori text to Valencia in Chapter 9 to try to convince Valencia of the reason she sounds older than 12 years old?

2. How does Virgil feel about the fact that his family has nicknamed him Turtle?

3. In Chapter 4, what does Kaori say to her little sister Gen to entice her to wake up and help her?

4. In Chapter 1, what is one reason Virgil considers himself a failure?

5. Why does Valencia think of Chet Bullens as "Scrunch"?

6. In Chapter 3, who is Ruby San Salvador and what becomes of her, according to Lola?

7. Who is the student from Virgil's school who bullies him, and what does the bully usually say?

8. In Chapter 5, what does Virgil suspect is wrong with Gulliver, and why does he think this?

9. In Chapter 17, how and why does Virgil end up trapped in the old well in the woods?

10. What does Mr. Bullens, Chet's father, say when Chet asks him what makes people deaf in Chapter 10?

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