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1
What part did the horses play in the plan to free the Bison?
They distracted the Parks People by neighing and stomping their hooves
They ran ahead of the Bison to make sure that way was clear.
They covered the Bison with their blankets.
They stood in for the Bison to by time.
2
During the parade, what did the king and the Mathemagician tell Milo?
He had turned back time.
His dreams were reality.
His quest had been impossible.
He wouldn't remember them.
3
What allows truss bridges to maximize strength and minimize cost?
They always use a semicircular arches.
They combine concrete with clay bricks.
Their cables create more torsion
They bundle triangles together
4
What happened when Isaac and Dos Equis were near the pencil sharpener?
Ms Kempe overheard Isaac and Dos Equis talking about sheating on a test.
Isaac grabbed Dos Equis's phone, causing Dos Equis to fall and break a foot
Dos Equis pulled the fire alarm and then blamed Isaac for doing it.
The principal requested that Dos Equis and Issac to come to her office.
5
The Terrible Trivium was the demon of __________.
tasteless and uninspired food
stubborness and blind ignorance
poor excuses and whining complaints
petty tasks and worthless jobs
6
During the Charlie Brown play Há stepped forward into the light even though she didn't have a line.
True
False
7
What did Chich refuse to let Regina do for Halloween?
go trick-or-treating like a "common beggar"
dress up as Tonto from The Lone Ranger
wear Chich's Umpqua regalia as a costume
carve "evil-looking" jack-o-lanterns
8
What had Aunt Mallory done a couple of days after the car accident?
She dropped Jolene off at the hospital and left.
She claimed Mom's drinking had caused the accident.
She went to Mom's apartment and saw the unpaid bills.
She enrolled Jolene in a different elementary school.
9
What did Janie realize after playing Mirror Mirror with the other girls?
Abby was the only who who had not said anything nice about Janie.
Renni was the one who had said all the mean things that were mentioned.
Orchid had received twice as many compliments as anyone else.
Max's comment about her looks no longer bothered her since she'd share it.
10
Miss Elsie quickly took the children home from trick-or-treating after white boys threw eggs and called them bad names.
True
False
11
What did the frantic abolitionist see after lifting the cups?
Samir had taken all the money off the table.
Each one had a sea sponge underneath, soaked in toxic brew.
He was surrounded by guards holding knives.
The coin he had been searching for had completely vanished.
12
Rasseem blamed Samir's tricking the fire-worshippers for _________?
the destruction of the well
the storm that ruined their tents
a beast scaring the camels
the escape of all his lizards
13
After moving into the house, Há found a friend when she ______?
flew a Vietnamese-style kite with other girls in an empty lot
Accepted Brother Khois challenge to try out for a summer softball league
sat by a lonely girl for the two weeks left in a new seventh grade
took a new puppy for a walk and saw a girl dancing on a front porch
14
Milo was arrested and taken to prison after Humbug __________.
lost one of the words from King Azaz's box of words
accidentally set off Tock's alarm in the Doldrums
fought with the Spelling Bee and knocked over the market stalls
wrote a series of numbers on the blackboard in the Silent Valley
15
The three types of loads for bridges are dead loads, live loads, and _____?
magnetic loads, which are caused by the pull of Earth's magnetic field
centripetal loads, which come from the force of the bridge's mobements
environbental loads, such as the presence of rust on metal bridges,
primary loads, such as weight of the bridge's heaviest pillar or arch
16
Regina punched Daddy in the stomach and shouted, "I HATE YOU!" after he embarrassed her in front of her new friend.
False
True
17
What did Henry Duveen do when the man offered him the Mona Lisa?
He called his banker to see what funds were available to him.
He said yes and agreed to meet the man that night in a quiet park.
He laughed loudly, as if the whole conversation were a joke.
He declined and then immediately placed a call to authorities.
18
The thief stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre after he ________.
rolled up the painting and slipped into a cardboard tube
cut off the power to all the brand-new electrical lighting in the building
spent the night in a closet where easels and paints were stored
distracted guards by setting off the fire alarm system
19
How did Há make money at the Peles' final game of the summer?
She helped the woman who ran the fried-dough stand.
She picked up litter and swept walks for the park manager
She rearranged numbers on a scoreboard
She sold plants she had grown in milk jugs.
20
What did Leonardo do as he started painting the Mona Lisa?
He coated the wooden panel with an extra thick layer of white lead paint.
He used strands of Lisa Gherardini's hair to mix exact shades of paint.
He decided to include a coded message in ripples of water on the painting.
He asked Lisa Gherardini to pose atop a high hill on her family's estate.
21
What happened the first day Sam followed the old logging trail?
A mountain bike he had taken from camp got a flat tire.
He found water and food supplies in a one-story cabin.
A guy in a truck stopped to offer him a ride to Belmont.
His arm was bruised when he tripped and fell on a stump.
22
What had been Jolene's mom's idea to make Jolene's day special?
Hiring Mr. Peterson to give Jolene an ultralight lesson.
Having Jolene go up in an airplane with Joanie.
Enjoying a soa day at a Camelback Mountain resort.
Taking Jolene back to the Flipside Café to see Ellie.
23
A voice told Milo that the Doldrums were a place where ________.
people dropped off nightmares and picked up dreams
nothing ever happened and nothing ever changed
everyone deposited his or her frustrations
fantasies became realities
24
What did Delphy so when a bear was in the back of a Jeep?
She used her stick to make the horn blare.
She deployed the contents of a can of bear spray.
She curled up into a ball covered her head
She waved a burning branch in the bear's face.
25
After the banquet, Milo suggested that the king might ______.
take a vacation to the Castle in the Air
let the half-baked ideas finish baking
invite the people of Digitopolis to a feast
allow Rhyme and Reason to return
26
Sam an Delphy left Piney Pond cottage in a hurry after they ________.
heard a police report about two kids in a stolen Jeep
discovered the body of a woman at the edge of the pond
saw black smoke pouring from the roof of the cottage.
watched dirt-bike riders whooping up and circling a house
27
After Jolene sneaked into the RV campground at midnight, she
was chased by a vicious dog that had wriggled out of its collar
broke into the snack bar and filled her pockets with food
took a motorized bicycle and left a note for the owner
spotted a phine on a picnic table and texted a message to Mom
28
Cable-stayed bridges make it more possible to make dynamic designs, like the daring curve of the Langkawi Sky Bridge.
False
True
29
What did the Dodecahedron tell Milo about the numbers?
He could shape them from clay.
They rained down from clouds.
They were plucked from trees.
He had to dig for them in a mine.
30
People didn't know the true strength of concrete until they ______.
built long concrete span bridges without any heavy abutments
molded into diamond-shaped bricks, whick are harder to shear
discovered concrete blocks inside Ancient Egyptian pyramids
poured it around steel reinforcing bars, whickare strong in tension
31
Há stood up to the apartment manager by asking her for ________?
less noise from the manager's TV, which kept Há awake at night
brighter light bulbs for the dim basement stairwell
a new screen to stop mosquitos from coming through the window
more pay for watching the woman's grandchildren
32
Just before basketball tryouts began, Coach Chavez said that Byron was moving to Florida.
False
True
33
What made the drive to Texas certain for Há's family?
Mother won Há over with a promise to buy a piano once they were in Texas.
The horseless couboy agreed to take their furniture to Texas in his truck.
Brother Quang agreed to seek scholarships at colleges in the city of Austin
Vu Lee came home from San Francisco and sided with Mother in a final vote.
34
Jolene and Mom had been in a bad accident in which they were ________?
driving home from a Fourth-of-July party when Mom fell asleep at the wheel
turning left into the mall parking lot when they were rear ended
walking on the sidewalk when a guy on a motorcycle jumped the curb
pulling into an intersection when an old brown truck hit their car
35
What happened when Chroma stopped the instruments from praying?
Clouds gathered and covered the moon.
Lighting bolts lit up the night sky.
Flowers burst open, and birds began to sing.
All color vanished from the world.
36
After trying other things, Avery finally made Maz go to sleep by _________.
putting him in her bed while she slept on the couch
sleeping in a desk chair next to his crib
telling him that Dino was getting sleepy and he should be, too
building a fort of pillows around him
37
After introducing herself to Orchid at the football field, Renni said _________.
Janie would always serve as Renni's eyes and ears at Fawn Creek
she was still the queen of Fawn Creek and Orchid would never replace her
she had vested interests in Fawn Creek K-, meaning Michael Colt
Greyson and Dorothy would turn against Orchid as they'd done to others
38
When Isaac was helping Marco practice basketball in the driveway, Marco _____?
made six underhand shots in a row
designed a play and named it after Ama
beat Isaac at a game of H_O_R_S_E
learned to dribble between his legs
39
What did the Senses Taker provide for Milo?
the taste of a sweet, juicy orange
the sight of a circus with riders and wild animals
the smell of a warm apple pie spiked with cinnamon and nutmeg
the sound of waves gently lapping on the shore of a beach
40
After Renni told Janie to cut Orchid's hair, Dorothy surprised Janie by _________.
Throwing a fistul of dirt into Renni's face
threatening to reveal Janie's biggest secret
knocking the scissors our of Janie's hands
tackling Ethan from behind to make him let go of Orchid
41
What did the Bison reveal to Johannes after asking him to be the Keeper?
He used to be a kept dog
Bertrand was the one who had fed him when he was young
His father was a coyote
The Parks People were bringing in three new Bison to the park.
42
When Leonardo was almost fifty years old he returned to Florence because the French king and his army had invaded Milan.
True
False
43
While Johannes stayed hidden the other animals came up with a plan to ______.
keep the humans away from the park
find a new place for him to live
dig a tunnel to where the Bison lived
help him get into the museum
44
The innkeep hurled the jar of raki at the dervish after Monkey ________.
tried to grab it from him
promised to work in the kitchen for a year
traded it to him for the tea tray
explained to him how fire worked
45
Thangtong Gyalpo made suspension bridges from iron links. He was also ______.
the first engineer to use complex mathematical equations
a skilled painter
the inventor of the cantilever bridge
a true celebrity
46
What happened during the grand opening of the Eads Bridge in St. Louis?
The bridge buckled under te weight of the trucks and tractors
newspaper reporters marveled at he pony truss structure.
a metal drawbridge lifted up to allow the first ship to pass.
Thousands of onlookers watched the elephant's crossing.
47
What did Avery find out after a family meeting about the move?
Someone wanted to make Dad's latest book into a movie.
Juliet and Josie had run away to Miss Patty's house.
Theo and Nick were trying to work out their differences.
Watson had eaten something bad and was feeling ill.
48
What did the Romans use in the Aqueduct of Segovia?
Sandstone blocks cut unto huge cubes
Many semicircular arches in sequence
Oak straight supports with strong elasticity
pine tar, which acted as waterproofing
49
Avery became upset during breakfast at Lulu's when her mom talked about _______?
giving Pearl her own room so she could practice her music
moving Avery's bed into Dad's study
flying out to Oregon for a job interview
finding a new owner for Watson and Miss Kitty
50
Why was poet Guillaume Apollinaire suspected in the theft of the Mona Lisa?
He had hired a private rail car to Switzerland on the morning of the theft.
He had often been seen writing poetry in front of the Mona Lisa.
He had helped a man who'd stolen two sculptures from the Louvre.
He was a close associate of the rich American art collector J. P. Morgan.
51
Isaac went to the hospital after learning that _______.
Apá had been in a car accident
abuelita had suffered a stroke
his cut had become infected
Tiá Lupe had given birth
52
As Monkey pushed Samir toward the exit of the bazaar, the berserker ________?
picked up a guard and tossed him like a pillow across the street
released all the caravan's camels, which then ran off into the desert
knocked over a pile of carpets, trapping himself underneath them
crashed his massive blade down onto the spice merchant's stall
53
Where was the Mona Lisa when Alfredo Geri and Giovanni Poggi found it?
In a restaurant, where everyone thought it was a fake
In the office safe of an art dealer who had died
In a cheap hotel, under a truck's false bottom
In an antiques warehouse, standing against the wall.
54
When Avery walked Honey, Miss Patty's dog, Honey, ran to a man selling burgers and knocked over his stand.
False
True
55
Regina and Pewee were perplexed when Addie asked if they ________.
had Indian costumes or tipi
knew how to carve a totem pole
ate a lot of buffalo meat
could teah Keith how to throw a tomahawk
56
After learning Greyson wanted to design an outfit, Orchid suggested he______.
use her computer to search for how-to videos
talk to his mother, who had an entire sewing room
choose the red plaid fabric, rather than the mulberry fabric
show his notebook to Mrs. Ursu, who knew a lot about fashion
57
What happened when birds burst out of a bush and startled Jolene and Marty?
Marty backed into a cholla ball that had barbed needles
Jolene tumbled down a steep bank and bumped her head
They heard the soft hiss and snarl of a desert bobcat
Their water jug dropped to the ground and burst open
58
Once Avery knew she would be moving, what did she and her friends do?
They made a music video to put online.
They had a sleepover party.
They went to a sunflower festival
They spent a day at a space museum.
59
Johannes and the other animals learn from the red goats that a huge storm was coming.
False
True
60
During PE, what did Isaac do after racing Byron?
He found a rotten egg in his gym locker
He gave his watch to Byron after losing the race.
He vomited on Mr. Chavez brand-new sneakers
He challenged Byron to another race on Saturday.
61
What was true of the second set of "thieves" in the fake heist?
They worked at the Louvre and knew how the painting was hung on the wall.
They used a rope ladder to escaoe from the Louvre through a window
They wore gloves that left no fingerprints on the glass over the painting.
They entered and left the Salon Carré through a little known trapdoor
62
Johannes and the turtles gasped after a toddler girl ________?
climbed onto a branch of an oak tree
started to chase the ducks around the pong
picked up Gregory and put him in her backpack
fell off a bridge and into the water
63
After the Mona Lisa was stolen, what did police find in a ditch?
The large key that fit the lock in the boor of the Salon Carré.
The doorknob that was missing from the bottom of the stairwell .
The fake white beard and mustache that the theif had worn.
The white smock under which the thief had hidden the painting.
64
When Greyson asked her to join him and Dorothy at lunch, Orchid _______?
thanked him but she wasn't hungry and sat all by herself
insisted on stopping by Janie and Abby's table for the latest gossip
suggested they sit outside, which was something no one ever did
told them she'd already promised to have lunch with the God Squad
65
In Kenya, the first beam bridge visited by the BATS was ________.
a gigantic tree trunk what had fallen across some raging waters
the world's first box firder bridge, which was built in the 1700s
a highway overpass made of concrete, gravel and asphalt
the longest continuous causeway ever built in Africa
66
What did Leonardo de Vinci need for his new blurred painting technique?
Oil paints
Japanese varnish
Silk canvases
Brushes made with mink fur
67
After Sam and Delphy reached the end of the trail, he realized he could hear a helicopter toward their location.
False
True
68
In Aunt Faintly's story, what did the princesses decide?
The citizens of the City of Wisdom could vote on grammar rulers.
Words and numbers were of equal value
All five senses had the same status
The demons should ve allowed to prove thaty could change their ways.
69
At Thanksgiving, Regina knew her family wasn't poor anymore because ________.
Daddy finally bought Mama a gold ring with a real diamond in it
they didn't receive a charity basket of food that year
There was a lot of food on their table and they owned a television.
all her clothes now came from a store instead of being sewn by Chich
70
What did Monkey say after Mara asked why the monks had attacked him?
He entered the temple without first washing his feet.
He took several drachmas from the temple offering.
He asked questions after the birds in the temple died.
He was hungry and ate meat that was sacrifices on the altar.
71
By pressing down on a wooden ruler Bea demonstrated the forces of compression and tension.
True
False
72
While looking in a drawer at Piney Pond cottage , Delphy found a ________?
deck of playing cards
self-powered emergency radio
box of wooden matches
pamphlet of wildlife survival tips
