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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. Where are Erik and Mr. Fisher on Sunday?
(a) At the University of Florida football stadium.
(b) At the high school tossing the football.
(c) At a pancake house.
(d) At the beach.

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

3. Who sees the smoke at the house Sunday morning first?
(a) Mrs. Fisher.
(b) Paul.
(c) Mr. Fisher.
(d) Erik.

4. What does Paul tell his guide the first day of school?
(a) He likes her.
(b) He cannot get to class by himself.
(c) He doesn't need her help.
(d) He is sight impaired, not stupid.

5. Where does Paul's mother want to send him to school?
(a) St. Anthony's.
(b) She wants to home school him.
(c) Saint John's Episcopal School.
(d) Tangerine Middle School.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul do after the thunderstorm?

2. What does the group of boys Paul sees at the carnival have with them?

3. What does Mrs. Fisher ask the parents of the football players to do?

4. Where does Joey say the boys at the carnival go to school?

5. What does Mrs. Fisher expect will happen on September 6 due to Mike's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Paul's mother think will happen about Mike's death and what actually happens? What does Paul wonder about Joey?

2. What makes the noise Paul hears when he leaves the principal's office and what do the students do about it?

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

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

5. What memory does Paul recall when he starts school on Monday?

6. What does Paul think about Arthur and Erik are saying about Mike?

7. What does Paul think about if Erik died?

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

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

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

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