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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What snack does Martin serve Agate and Simon when Agate visits for the first time?
(a) Juice boxes and crackers with peanut butter.
(b) Wheat thins, swiss cheese, and celery sticks with peanut butter.
(c) Lemonade and sandwiches with peanut butter and honey.
(d) Triscuits, cheddar cheese, and carrot sticks with hummus.

2. What does Agate's father do for a living?
(a) Long-haul trucker.
(b) Traveling salesman.
(c) Forest ranger.
(d) Fireman.

3. How tall is the scaffold that holds up the Very Large Radio Telescope in Grin and Bear It?
(a) 400 feet.
(b) 20 stories.
(c) 15 stories.
(d) 100 feet.

4. What does Martin make for breakfast on May 15?
(a) Coffee cake.
(b) Pancakes.
(c) Waffles.
(d) French toast.

5. What size is the disk on the Very Large Radio Telescope in Grin And Bear It?
(a) 100 feet.
(b) 250 feet.
(c) 200 feet.
(d) 150 feet.

6. What reason does Simon give for moving to Grin And Bear It when he is introduced to the students in his homeroom?
(a) His father got a new job.
(b) Driven out by pigs.
(c) His mom got a new job.
(d) Driven out by alpacas.

7. Where was there a SETI project that discovered a signal they were tracking was made by a janitor?
(a) University of California, Berkeley.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) Australia.
(d) Harvard.

8. How many years did it take for a SETI project to discover that a signal was made by a janitor and did not come from outer space?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 17.

9. What color shoes does Simon wear on his first day at GNB Upper?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

10. What do Simon, Agate, and Kevin have on their pizza on Good Friday?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Pepperoni.
(c) Sausage.
(d) Ground beef.

11. What do Simon and his parents call the peacock that lives on their property?
(a) Pretty Stabby.
(b) Hellbender.
(c) Strange Tyrant.
(d) Trumpet.

12. How long after Easter does Simon begin taking Hercules to school?
(a) 2 days.
(b) A week.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

13. What color are Agate's eyes?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Gray.
(d) Hazel.

14. What percent of Todd's puppies usually make it through service-dog training?
(a) 30 percent.
(b) 60 percent.
(c) 50 percent.
(d) 40 percent.

15. How many blocks is the funeral home from the river?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) Not quite 7.
(d) About 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument do Jasper and Coral play in the marching band?

2. What nationality is Kevin's last name?

3. How long does it take Hercules to settle in at the O'Keeffe's?

4. In Chapter 6, what is Simon's class studying in English?

5. What does Martin use to move the peacock away from Agate when she visits Simon at the house the first time?

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