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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Erik tell kids when they ask why Paul wears such thick glasses?
(a) They don't know why his sight is so bad.
(b) Paul was hit in the head with a baseball bat.
(c) Paul was born that way.
(d) Paul stared at a solar eclipse too long.

2. Where does Mr. Fisher work?
(a) Civil Engineering Department of Tangerine County.
(b) Tangerine County Waste Management.
(c) Tangerine County Electrical Power Plant.
(d) Tangerine County Roads and Parks Department.

3. What did Mr. Fisher do when Erik showed potential as a football player?
(a) Started driving him hard.
(b) Became a sports fan.
(c) Started making the two brothers practice together.
(d) Started fawnig on him.

4. What does Paul do after the thunderstorm?
(a) Goes bike riding.
(b) Watches television.
(c) Goes over to Joey's house.
(d) Goes to the store with his mother.

5. What time does Mrs. Fisher think they will arrive in Tangerine?
(a) By four in the afternoon.
(b) By nine at night.
(c) She doesn't have any idea when they might arrive.
(d) Somewhere around midnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Erik starting to hang out with?

2. Who are waiting for Paul and his mother in Tangerine?

3. What does Paul and his mother have to fill out for him to start school?

4. Why does Mrs. Fisher want to go through the house before she and Paul leave at the opening of the book?

5. After the family settles into their new home what does Mr. Fisher say about his job in relation to Erik?

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