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- 1. Multiple Choice
In the prologue, Paul has a flashback to a time when he believes his brother...
tried to kill him
cheated on a test
attacked one of his friends
stole an iPad from the store
- 2. Multiple Choice
When Paul tries to discuss his brother trying to kill him with his parents, his mother insists that...
Erik would never do such a thing
Paul is telling lies to try and get his brother in trouble
Paul can't see very well and misidentified who really tried to hurt him
Erik was at school all day and couldn't have done it
- 3. Multiple Choice
In the prologue, Paul imagines that a ___________ has escaped from his old house and is now locked out of it
big foot
ghost
werewolf
zombie
- 4. Multiple Choice
As they near their new home, Paul starts to notice beautiful tangerine farms. What does he notice about some of them?
Some are being burned down to make way for new development
Some have huge lines of tourists lined up to pick fruit
Some of them also have huge fireworks stands set up in the fields
Some of the trees look unhealthy and are probably dying
- 5. Multiple Choice
Dad's new boss is called Old
_________ _________
Charley Bright
Charley Broke
Charley Burns
Charley Book
- 6. Multiple Choice
Erik is a talented _________ player
soccer
football
basketball
rugby
- 7. Multiple Choice
The Fisher family discovers there is a ______ _______ burning behind their home.
muck fire
mud fire
ground fire
grass fire
- 8. Multiple Choice
Paul thinks he hears a splash in the pond. Later he learns from Mr. Costello that the pond is stocked with ______, which are a type of Japanese carp the developers had flown in from Atlanta.
goldfish
catfish
koi
blue gill
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of these are unusual things about Paul's new school? Select two.
Everyone must take three foreign languages
There isn't a middle school gymnasium or auditorium
Classes are held in free-standing portable classrooms
There are no middle school sports teams
- 10. Multiple Choice
On Paul's tour of Lake Windsor Middle School, why does he become angry with his mom?
She tries too hard to make friends with his new teachers
She complains too much about things the school doesn't have
She tells the principal that he is legally blind
She keeps mentioning Erik's middle school years
- 11. Multiple Choice
Paul is a very good soccer player. The position he wants is ________.
center
fullback
bench warmer
goalie
- 12. Multiple Choice
The star quarterback on the Lake Windsor football team...
Erik Fisher
Mike Costello
Antoine Thomas
Arthur Bauer
- 13. Multiple Choice
Paul isn't sure what happened to his eyes when he was five years old, but he has told people that...
he needs a seeing-eye dog
his eyes were damaged when he stared at an eclipse
he needs a special surgery to repair them
he doesn't need glasses at all
- 14. Multiple Choice
In chapter 7, who is Erik's new friend?
Antoine Thomas
Joey Costello
Mike Costello
Arthur Bauer
- 15. Multiple Choice
Paul thinks Erik's new friend is...
scary
hilarious
weird
cool
- 16. Multiple Choice
Paul's mother becomes concerned with the way the houses look in their neighborhood because she has joined the...
Neighborhood Improvement Association
Gardening Club
City Design Board
Architectural Committee
- 17. Multiple Choice
In chapter 8, Paul learns that the Donnelly house has been struck by lightning ________ times.
zero
three
four
five
- 18. Multiple Choice
Paul finds out that everyone automatically makes the soccer team, but...
there isn't enough funding for them to get uniforms
they already have a star goalie, so he won't get to play much
only eighth graders get any playing time
only fifteen kids get to play in away games
- 19. Multiple Choice
How do Erik and Arthur react to Mike Costello's death?
They laugh about it
They are tearful
They are angry
They don't believe that it really happened
- 20. Multiple Choice
The day after Mike Costello's death...
classes and sports practice are cancelled
the school observes a minute of silence to think about Mike
Ms. Alvarez writes Joey's address on the board in case anyone wants to send him a card
students hold a candle-light vigil to honor Mike
- 21. Multiple Choice
Paul thinks about how he would feel if Erik had died instead of Mike and decides he would feel...
sad
angry
depressed
relieved
- 22. Multiple Choice
During the football parent meeting at Paul's house, what mystery do the parents make small talk about?
Why is there a muck fire in the back yard?
Why are the tangerine trees being clear cut?
Why is the football team losing so much?
Why are the koi disappearing from the lake?
- 23. Multiple Choice
Paul finds out that the other Lake Windsor soccer players have given him this nickname:
Four Eyes
Alien Boy
Moon Man
Mars
- 24. Multiple Choice
Paul is kicked off the Lake Windsor soccer team because...
He is visually impaired
He picked a fight with Gino
They already have a goalie
Erik said he wouldn't play football if Paul was allowed to play soccer
- 25. Multiple Choice
Who does Paul blame for getting kicked off the soccer team?
Erik
Gino
The coach
His mother
- 26. Multiple Choice
According to Joey, what are the kids at Tangerine Middle School like?
Very wealthy
Nerdy
Dangerous gangsters
Losers
- 27. Multiple Choice
Paul and Joey are accused of...
Cheating on their test
Vandalizing an exhibit at the carnival
Causing the sinkhole
Stealing from the Tangerine Middle School kids
- 28. Multiple Choice
During the sinkhole, Paul reacts...
Courageously
Fearfully
Angrily
Foolishly
- 29. Multiple Choice
Paul's Dad has to answer questions about why a school was built over an underground cavern, which resulted in a sinkhole, because...
he happened to be there when the disaster struck
he is the principal of the school
he works for the Department of Civil Engineering
he was the one who chose the school building site
- 30. Multiple Choice
Paul wants to switch to Tangerine Middle School because...
He doesn't want to be on the new split schedule
He wants to be able to play soccer
He thinks it will make him tougher
He doesn't want to go to the same school that Erik attends
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