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- 1. Multiple Choice
Identify the figurative language/literary element in the following sentence:
The whirligig was a kinetic gravestone, painted in ever-blooming greens and yellows and reds.
metaphor
alliteration
simile
onomatopoeia
- 2. Multiple Choice
True or False: Brent's artistic ability is able to soar in Maine.
True
False
- 3. Multiple Choice
A street preacher is shouting when Brent encounters him in which city?
El Paso, Texas
Denver, Colorado
Phoenix, Arizona
Bellevue, Maine
- 4. Multiple Choice
Who, according to Brent, are professional forgivers?
Friends
Priests
Teachers
All of the above
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following does Brent start doing along his journey building whirligigs?
playing harmonica
reading for fun
learns star names
paints pictures
sends mini-whirligigs home
- 6. Multiple Choice
Identify the best figurative language/literary element used in the following sentence.
Brent let one of the kids blow on the finished propeller, sending it circling smoothly.
alliteration
hyperbole
allusion
simile
- 7. Multiple Choice
True or False: Brent likes Brianna because she is good at math and she is nice to him in class.
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
Brent realizes he's lost what in which state?
His whirligig book in Colorado
His star book in Maine
His whirligig book in Maine
His harmonica in New Hampshire
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which year was the book published in?
1975
2005
1998
2019
- 10. Multiple Choice
True or False: The smile on Lea's whirligig shows she is happy with Brent's efforts towards restitution.
True
False
- 11. Multiple Choice
The whirligig that is a harp player is in which state?
- 12. Multiple Choice
The mermaid whirligig that is transposed to the whale is in which state?
- 13. Multiple Choice
The whirligig in Florida is best depicted in which of the images?
- 14. Multiple Choice
The whirligig in Maine most closely looks like which of the following:
- 15. Multiple Choice
Who forgets about the dress code for Chaz's party?
Brent
Eliza
Brianna
Jonathan
- 16. Multiple Choice
Who wants Brent to make the smiles that Lea would have made?
Miss Gill
Mr. Zamora
Mrs. Zamora
Brent's Mother
- 17. Multiple Choice
The name of the cafe that Brent goes to for the friendliness and comfort is:
Sand and Sea Cafe
Sand Shells Cafe
Sand Dollar Cafe
Shorely Delicious
- 18. Multiple Choice
In Chapter 5, Brent buys a book about which of the following:
The History of the Chinese Revolution
Astrology
Whirligigs
Playing the harmonica
- 19. Multiple Choice
Brent comparing himself to Robinson Crusoe is an effective simile and allusion because
Crusoe also made a mistake and killed a young woman
Crusoe was stranded on an island and had to be resourceful like Brent has to be
Crusoe is the name of Brent's uncle he aspires to be like
Crusoe is the name of the harmonica musician Brent enjoys to listen to
- 20. Multiple Choice
Of the following future plans for Brent, which of the following is he NOT planning on doing?
starting at a new school
giving Mrs. Zamora photographs of the whirligigs
possibly building more whirligigs
traveling back to see each of the whirligigs he has constructed
- 21. Multiple Choice
In chapter 5, Brent enjoys a dinner at the hostel. It is different from Brent's family's dinners because the guests talk about world affairs, politics and social issues. True or False?
True
False
- 22. Multiple Choice
Brent lets some young children help him build his whirligig in which state?
Maine
Washington
Florida
California
- 23. Multiple Choice
Brent plays "My Bonnie lies over the Ocean" as a tribute to Lea in which state?
California
Maine
Washington
Florida
- 24. Multiple Choice
Brent is impressed by Emil because
he speaks several languages
he knows about American history
he knows what he wants to do for a living
he's German
- 25. Multiple Choice
Read the following passage and identify Brent's Hero's Journey step.
He felt like a bee returning to a hive, greeted and accepted by all...His partner called the event a "contradance." It felt to Brent like his rite of reentry.
The Ordeal
Refusal of the Call
Return/Road Back
Crossing the Threshold
- 26. Multiple Choice
In chapter 7, Brent says he is looking forward to giving himself a new education. His trip across the country is teaching him to be independent. True or False?
True
False
- 27. Multiple Choice
Identify the figurative language/lterary element used in the following sentence.
Brent spoke the word Deneb in his mind and felt himself to be Adam, naming the new world around him.
simile
metaphor
metaphor and allusion
simile and allusion
- 28. Multiple Choice
Identify the figurative language/Literary element used in the following sentence.
It was exalting to be a part of the twining and twirling, and strangely thrilling to touch other hands and to feel them grasping his. He felt like a bee returning to a hive, greeted and accepted by all.
metaphor, alliteration
allusion, simile
alliteration, simile
hyperbole, alliteration
- 29. Multiple Choice
The "contradance" in chapter 9 is significant to Brent because
they are like a human whirligig, swirling in all directions.
this is the moment Brent identifies as his rite of reentry to participate fully and have a positive effect on the world.
his tasks of restitution are complete.
all the above.
- 30. Multiple Choice
When Brent told the artist that he killed Lea by trying to commit suicide, she
went inside and refused to talk to him.
told him he was a good person who had made a mistake.
got angry and asked how he could be so irresponsible.
told him about her own past problems.
- 31. Multiple Choice
Brent refers to the area he travels through while getting to Florida from California as the:
Broccoli Belt
Sun Belt
Sir and Ma'm Belt
Southern Belt
- 32. Multiple Choice
When the preacher is yelling o the street in Texas, he refers to a "fugitive and a vagabond" as an allusion to which Biblical story?
Cain and Abel
Job
Jonah
Paul
- 33. Multiple Choice
Brent refers to the constellations by name because
He's studying to be an astronaut
He loves them
He feels comfortable and familiar with them
He's only interested in stars now
- 34. Multiple Choice
Lea is which member of the marching band whirligig?
Drummer
Clarinetist
Trombone Player
Violinist
- 35. Multiple Choice
Who does Brent end up writing a postcard to in Chapter 7?
His parents
His grandmother who he forgot to call in Connecticut
Emil
Brianna
- 36. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the book that Emil gave to Brent?
Stars and their Meanings
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Two Years Before the Mast
Rip Van Winkle and Friends
- 37. Multiple Choice
How is the final whirligig Brent builds different than the other three?
It is three times the size as the other ones
It is made from scraps he finds
It is made without the book
Lea is painted with a slight smile
- 38. Multiple Choice
"She'd set him in motion, motion he was now transferring to others" (132).
Who is "she" referring to in this significant quote?
Mrs. Zamora
Lea
The girl who invites Brent to dance
The painter
- 39. Multiple Choice
"He'd interlocked some of the propeller blades so that one would pass its motion to the others" (133).
Why might this quote about the final whirligig be significant?
It relates back to the theme of "All actions have consequences"
It demonstrates that Brent understands how one action can lead to another
It shows how Brent still needs to work on making whirligigs
It shows how whirligigs are cool
- 40. Multiple Choice
"Returning with the Elixir" could be
Brent returning with the photos of the whirligigs
Brent returning with the ability to connect with humans
Brent returning all the tools he used back to the painter
Brent giving the whirligig to the painter
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