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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How big did lobsters have to be in order to keep them?
(a) About 8 inches.
(b) 12 inches.
(c) 10 inches.
(d) At least 9 inches.

2. How does Tommy describe the girl who comes in the store to buy something?
(a) A pretty girl with light skin and blue eyes.
(b) A mousy girl with brown skin and brown eyes.
(c) An ugly girl with brown skin and green eyes.
(d) A plain kid with light skin and dark eyes.

3. How much does the girl give Tommy for the things she buys?
(a) 2 dimes.
(b) 4 nickels.
(c) A dime, a nickel, and 5 pennies.
(d) 2 nickels and a dime.

4. Where does the girl live who comes into the candy store to buy something?
(a) 1/2 a block away.
(b) Around the block.
(c) 2 blocks away.
(d) Down the street.

5. What does Tommy keep in the back that he has to keep most kids from?
(a) Balloons.
(b) Toys.
(c) Comics.
(d) Games.

6. What type of day is Tommy having when a young girl comes into the store?
(a) Frustrating.
(b) Boring.
(c) Bad.
(d) Productive.

7. What does Tommy say to the girl after he notices she was stealing?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Warns her.
(c) Berates her.
(d) Wishes her a nice day.

8. From where does Tommy have to get the things that a young girl wants to buy?
(a) Behind a ladder.
(b) In the rear.
(c) Up front.
(d) On a tall shelf.

9. What time of day does Tommy remember he caught a lobster?
(a) Night.
(b) Morning.
(c) Early evening.
(d) Afternoon.

10. What color are the things the girl wants to buy who comes to the store?
(a) Red and yellow.
(b) White and cream.
(c) Pink and blue.
(d) Green and purple.

11. What does Tommy see the girl steal on a Monday morning?
(a) Lemon drops.
(b) Licorice.
(c) Candy bars.
(d) Peppermints.

12. Where does Tony remember an uncle used to take him?
(a) Canarsie Pier.
(b) Sheepshead Bay.
(c) Pelham Bay Park.
(d) Rockaway Beach.

13. What was the name of the uncle who used to take Tony places?
(a) Uncle Lucas.
(b) Uncle Robert.
(c) Uncle Dom.
(d) Uncle Andrew.

14. How long has the girl been coming to the store regularly for the same thing?
(a) Since fall.
(b) Since summer.
(c) Since spring.
(d) Since winter.

15. What color lobster does Tommy remember catching?
(a) Green.
(b) Spotted.
(c) White.
(d) Striped.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl want to buy who comes into the store?

2. What does Rosa have hanging on a back wall?

3. What day of the week does the girl always come in?

4. What does Tommy feel like doing when he sees the girl stealing?

5. What expression is on the girl's face when Tommy returns with the items she wants to buy?

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