Whirligig Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Whirligig Test | Final Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 the temperature that is displayed on the sign outside the station?
(a) 98 degrees.
(b) 32 degrees.
(c) 109 degrees.
(d) 75 degrees.

2. What does Brent feel is missing in his life?
(a) Friends and family.
(b) Faith and hope.
(c) Motivation and direction.
(d) Skills and interests.

3. What is Grandma wearing at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) A purple robe.
(b) A red hat.
(c) A navy dress.
(d) A pink nightgown.

4. In Chapter 5, when Brent enters a dining room, who fills him with envy?
(a) A story teller who is surrounded by youngsters.
(b) A smiling family having dinner.
(c) A bearded man playing a concertina.
(d) A young man dressed in a business suit.

5. What is Grandma's first language?
(a) French.
(b) Yiddish.
(c) Spanish.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what serves as Brent's alarm clock on the beach?

2. Where do the billboards announcing the Key Lime Pie Belt first appear on Brent's bus trip?

3. What does Brent realize about the song which he teaches himself to play?

4. What song does Brent teach himself to play?

5. What does Grandma survive in her youth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grandma know at the beginning of the journey that Jenny does not know? What makes the ride even more poignant with Jenny?

2. What does the whale whirligig represent to Grandma?

3. What does Tony finally write in his journal? What does he do to emphasize the truth in his entry?

4. When the chapter ends, what does Tony do that connects the little boy to his great-grandfather?

5. What has Tony failed to do that lands him in trouble with Mr. Mintz?

6. What does Tony tell Mr. Mintz about his summer vacation? How does Mr. Mintz use this information to help Tony?

7. Describe the wooden band whirligig. How does it move in the wind?

8. Which whirligig is at Tony's summer campground? How does Tony feel about the whirligig?

9. What effect do her parents' actions concerning their Jewish heritage have on Jenny?

10. Describe Jenny's feelings towards Grandma.

(see the answer keys)

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