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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 Gen Tanaka's favorite color that dominates her room?
(a) Blue.
(b) Turquoise.
(c) Purple.
(d) Hot pink.

2. What kinds of foods do Mr. Bullens and Chet mostly buy in Chapter 10?
(a) All frozen dinners.
(b) Unhealthy food and snacks.
(c) All meat.
(d) Green vegetables.

3. Who was the woman in Lola's story to Virgil who had been hungry for seven years?
(a) Dayapan.
(b) Frederica.
(c) Vanessa.
(d) Lillian.

4. Why does Virgil think his pet is depressed in Chapter 5?
(a) Because his food is not tasty to him.
(b) Because he misses his mother.
(c) Because he misses his babies.
(d) Because guinea pigs need other guinea pigs to keep them company, and his pet is alone.

5. What does Valencia say to Chet Bullens when he harasses her in Chapter 9?
(a) She tells him she will beat him up if he does it again.
(b) She calls him a doofus.
(c) She tells him she is telling her mother.
(d) She tells him she will curse him with one of her spells.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Lola move to the U.S. from?

3. On which street does Chet Bullens live?

4. What does Chet do with Virgil's backpack in Chapter 16?

5. What does Chet do to Valencia in the Super Saver in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, why is Virgil even more scared of encountering Chet Bullens than usual?

2. How does Valencia feel about her own name?

3. Why does Virgil's family nickname him Turtle?

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

5. What happens in Valencia's nightmare in Chapter 2?

6. In Chapter 12, who comes to Valencia's door early on Saturday morning and how do they treat her?

7. In Chapter 3, what is a criticism Lola has of Virgil's mother when it comes to food?

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

9. In Chapter 11, what does Lola warn Virgil about for the day ahead?

10. What kind of advice does Virgil seek from Kaori Tanaka, and who is Kaori?

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