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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. At what time did Red show his work at the opening in Chapter 16?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 11 p.m.
(c) Dusk.
(d) Dawn.

2. By when did Sab begin being in charge of boxing and shipping for the Pink Bubble in Chapter 16?
(a) January.
(b) December.
(c) October.
(d) November.

3. In Chapter 22, what did Sab and Excel eat for his birthday dinner?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Ramen.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Lentil curry.

4. How long ago did Sab go to an abortion clinic in Chapter 28?
(a) 12 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 9 days.

5. What time does Excel remember that his mother returned to their room in Chapter 30?
(a) 5:30 a.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people does Maxima tell Jerry that they share the communal kitchen and bathroom with?

2. How old was Sab when her mother died?

3. What did Sab make to eat in Chapter 16?

4. How long are flights from San Francisco to Belgrade, Serbia?

5. At the Square in Chapter 26, what one thing stayed perfectly intact from the fire?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Excel born?

2. Why did Excel have to leave Hello City in Chapter 26?

3. What kind of hours was Sab working in Chapter 19?

4. In Chapter 22, how did Excel celebrate his birthday late?

5. What do Jerry, Maxima, and Excel do when they meet in San Francisco?

6. In Chapter 18 what does Excel send Sab?

7. Why did Excel deliberately not win a spelling contest when he was in the sixth grade?

8. Why does Gunter refuse to pay Excel in Chapter 17, and how does Excel protest?

9. How does Sab feel when she receives the care package from Excel?

10. How does Excel send Z back to Serbia?

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