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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. Why does Tommy have tears in his eyes after he catches the girl stealing?
(a) He worries the girl will have a life like his.
(b) He remembers how he felt when his uncle was gone.
(c) The girl reminds him of himself.
(d) He feels bad that the girl thinks she has to steal.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day does a girl come into the store?

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

3. From where does Tommy have to get the things that a young girl wants to buy?

4. Who told Tommy that he had to throw the lobster back?

5. What color lobster does Tommy remember catching?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Tommy's thoughts when he brings the paper to the girl?

2. How does Tommy compare the ten-year-old girl who comes to the store with her mother?

3. How is the girl different from other kids who come into the store?

4. What type of day is Tommy having when a young girl comes into the store?

5. How does Tommy notice that the girl steals some candy bars?

6. What does Tommy consider doing when he sees the girl stealing?

7. Why did a cop tell Tommy and Uncle Dom to throw back a lobster they caught, and why did they keep the lobster?

8. What does Tommy remember catching with his uncle Dom once?

9. What does Tommy remember doing with his Uncle Dom?

10. What does a ten-year-old girl buy and why?

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