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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Trish?
2. What does Brent resolve as he is studying during his breaks.
3. What is special for Jenny's Grandma about this drive?
4. What is Brent trying to learn from a book he has purchased?
5. What is Grandma wearing at the beginning of Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. About what do the children warn Brent regarding the location of the wooden band whirligig?
2. Describe Jenny's feelings towards Grandma.
3. What does Brent resolve to do as he reads his star guide book? How is he already accomplishing his goal with the whirligigs?
4. What does Tony finally write in his journal? What does he do to emphasize the truth in his entry?
5. Emil makes a comment to Brent that his father had told him that teachers live forever through their students. When Brent hears this, what person in his past comes to mind? What do her words mean to Brent at the time she speaks to him? What realization has Emil's sharing brought to Brent?
6. What has Tony failed to do that lands him in trouble with Mr. Mintz?
7. When the chapter ends, what does Tony do that connects the little boy to his great-grandfather?
8. What is the shape of Brent's new whirligig? What sits on top? How long does it take to build? What virtue does Brent display while creating the intricate display?
9. Why does Brent refuse to use the Visa card which his parents have given him for the trip? What does this say about his new sense of responsibility?
10. Which whirligig is at Tony's summer campground? How does Tony feel about the whirligig?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Brent and Emil spend a day together just relaxing. Compare/contrast this day with a day potentially spent with Emil before the accident. Include details of their activities for support.
Essay Topic 2
The campground setting appears several times in the book. Why is this setting so prevalent? Why is it appropriate for the first and last whirligig to be constructed on a campground?
Essay Topic 3
After hearing Brent's story, the artist tells Brent that everyone makes mistakes, and he is forgiven. Discuss why this is an important moment in Brent's life. How will this moment affect Brent's dealings with other people?
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