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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) 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.

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

3. Why does Mrs. Fisher want to go through the house before she and Paul leave at the opening of the book?
(a) To make sure it is clean.
(b) To make sure all electrical appliances are turned off.
(c) To check for any open windows.
(d) To make sure nothing is left.

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

5. What does Paul realize when he watches the Middle School soccer practice?
(a) He will have to work hard to get on the team.
(b) They are a really crummy team.
(c) He is a better goalie than anyone on the team.
(d) They are too good for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul's mother do when she finds out Mike is dead?

2. What are Paul and Mrs. Fisher shown the school uses for classrooms?

3. What do Paul and Joey begin doing together?

4. Who does Paul think Erik will date?

5. Who is at the principal's office Monday when Paul is called into the office?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Paul called into the principal's office the Monday after his trip to the carnival and what does Paul do?

2. What do the parents of the football players decide to do and how does the coach respond to their suggestion?

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

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

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

6. What does Paul find out about the problem in question #3?

7. What does Paul think about if Erik died?

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

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

10. How did Erik learn to kick and what did Mr. Fisher do when Erik started playing football?

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