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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Joey invite Paul to a carnival?
(a) Joey has extra money to spend.
(b) Joey's father does not want him around.
(c) Joey needs some distraction from his grief.
(d) Joey's mother doesn't want him to stay at home.

4. What are Erik and Arthur making fun of in Mike's death?
(a) How he said he would die old and in bed.
(b) The way his hair looked.
(c) How he could carry a football in heaven.
(d) The fact that he lost his shoes.

5. What nickname do the children give Paul because of soccer?
(a) Mercury.
(b) Mars.
(c) Fleet.
(d) Flash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of position does Joey's father have?

2. What did Joey do when his brother died?

3. Who is Erik starting to hang out with?

4. Who does Paul think Erik will date?

5. What did Mr. Fisher do when Erik showed potential as a football player?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Paul hear Arthur and Erik saying about Mike Costello?

2. What does Paul and his mother learn about muck fires, and what happens when a thunderstorm hits?

3. What does Paul wear when he plays soccer and what do the kids say about them?

4. What news does Erik tell Paul and Mrs. Fisher when Erik comes home from school on Tuesday?

5. What changes in Tangerine does Paul foresee and what does he think about himself and changes?

6. What boy Paul's age does Paul meet and what does he see while Paul watches soccer practice?

7. What is Paul's mother's response about him being kicked off the soccer team?

8. What does Paul say about how his mother has arranged their move?

9. Where does Paul go on his bike and what does he see about their subdivision?

10. How do Paul and his mother arrive in Florida, and what does Paul's father say when they arrive?

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