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

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

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

4. What expression is on the girl's face when Tommy returns with the items she wants to buy?
(a) Frustration.
(b) Fear.
(c) Embarrassment.
(d) Anger.

5. Who told Tommy that he had to throw the lobster back?
(a) Cop.
(b) A game warden.
(c) His uncle.
(d) A friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl's mother do for a living?

2. How old is the girl who comes into the store?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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