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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 happens when a thunderstorm hits?
(a) Lightning strikes the tree in the front yard.
(b) The back porch floods.
(c) A tree limb breaks a window.
(d) The power goes out.

2. Who are waiting for Paul and his mother in Tangerine?
(a) His father and brother.
(b) His grandmother and grandfather.
(c) His aunt and uncle.
(d) No one, his brother and father will arrive a day later.

3. What is the name of the high school football team?
(a) The Lake Windsor Otters.
(b) The Lake Windsor Orcas.
(c) The Windsor Guardians.
(d) The Lake Windsor Seagulls.

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

5. What position does Paul play in soccer?
(a) Forward.
(b) Wing.
(c) Goalie.
(d) Center.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Mr. Fisher work?

3. Who is Erik starting to hang out with?

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

5. What time of the morning does Paul and his mother leave their former city?

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