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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. What does Tommy feel like doing when he sees the girl stealing?
(a) Calling the police.
(b) Calling Rosa.
(c) Grabbing her and shaking her.
(d) Lecturing her.

2. 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.

3. What time of day does a girl come into the store?
(a) 3 p.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) Morning.
(d) Afternoon.

4. How long was the lobster Tommy caught?
(a) 13 inches.
(b) 12 inches.
(c) 11 inches.
(d) 10 inches.

5. What does Rosa have hanging on a back wall?
(a) Mirror.
(b) Family photographs.
(c) Painting of a ship.
(d) Advertisements.

Short Answer Questions

1. How big did lobsters have to be in order to keep them?

2. What color are the things the girl wants to buy who comes to the store?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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