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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 201 - 299.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Tino and Theresa not at school on Thursday?
(a) The trees are under threat of freezing.
(b) Their grandparents are visiting.
(c) Luis is ill.
(d) They both need to pick tangerines.

2. What does the group of boys Paul sees at the carnival have with them?
(a) Switchblades.
(b) Water ballons.
(c) Soccer balls.
(d) Spray paint.

3. What does Wayne tell Paul about how the muck bogs were created?
(a) They don't know how the muck fields came about.
(b) By bulldozing a tangerine grove and covering the trees with dirt.
(c) It is a natural occurrence.
(d) It used to be the city dump.

4. What does Henry's brother do for a living?
(a) Contractor.
(b) Police officer.
(c) Fireman.
(d) House painter.

5. What has the muck become?
(a) A playgound.
(b) A parking lot.
(c) A breeding ground for mosquitoes.
(d) A hazardous waste ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul's mother ask to see at the school when he takes him there?

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

3. What does Erik do to Tino?

4. How does Mike Costello die?

5. What does Paul say he would be sad about if Erik dies?

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