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- 1. Multiple Choice
Where are Paul and his family moving to at the beginning of the book?
Lake Windsor Downs in Tangerine County, Florida
Houston, Texas
Villas at Versailles in Tallahassee, Florida
Orange Grove in Orlando, Florida
- 2. Multiple Choice
Who is Old Charley Burns?
president of the Homeowners' Association
Erik's new football coach
Mr. Fisher's new boss
owner of the Springfield Power Plant
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the mysterious fire that Paul and his mother discover?
a brush fire
a muck fire
a fire caused by a lightning strike
a house fire
- 4. Multiple Choice
What position does Erik play in football?
place kicker
quarterback
running back
goalie
- 5. Multiple Choice
What are three drawbacks that Paul and his mother learn about the middle school?
It doesn't have a soccer team, a gym, or a cafeteria.
It doesn’t have an auditorium, a soccer team, or indoor classrooms for seventh and eighth graders.
It doesn’t have a gym, an auditorium, or indoor classrooms for seventh and eighth graders.
It doesn’t have a gym, an auditorium, or soccer teams for seventh and eighth graders.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What position does Paul play in soccer?
fullback
goalie
center
defender
- 7. Multiple Choice
How does Paul think he became legally blind?
He stared at a solar eclipse for too long.
Someone hit him with a metal bat.
He played in an abandoned refrigerator.
He got run over by a screeching car.
- 8. Multiple Choice
What doesn’t Erik do that most people his age do?
He doesn’t look for a college to go to.
He doesn’t try to get a girlfriend.
He doesn’t drive.
He doesn't take showers after games.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Who is the coach of Paul’s soccer team?
Coach Walski
Coach Warner
Mr. Murrow
Coach Fisher
- 10. Multiple Choice
What do the kids on the soccer team nickname Paul?
Cola Boy
Mars
Eclipse Boy
Four Eyes
- 11. Multiple Choice
How does Mike Costello die?
He runs headfirst into the goal post.
He is struck by lightning at football practice.
He is run over by Arthur’s Land Cruiser.
He gets a concussion during football practice.
- 12. Multiple Choice
How does Paul’s mother suggest they avoid lightning strikes at football practice?
They move practice to 6:30 in the morning.
They stop practicing when there is a storm coming.
They practice in the gym.
They stop practicing.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who is Paul happy to see at the carnival?
Cara Clifton
Kerri Gardner
Joey Costello
Erik Fisher
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is Paul so interested in at the carnival?
the Wonders of the World exhibit
the double Ferris wheel
the Octopus
the loopty-loop
- 15. Multiple Choice
Who tells Coach Walski, Mrs. Gates, and Mr. Murrow about the Tangerine Middle soccer boys being at the Wonders of the World exhibit?
Paul
Joey
Kerri and Cara
Arthur
- 16. Multiple Choice
What disaster happens at Paul’s school out by the portables?
an earthquake
a tornado
a sinkhole
a tsunami
- 17. Multiple Choice
Who cleans the mud off Paul’s glasses?
Tommy
Gino
Joey
Kerri
- 18. Multiple Choice
Who calls Paul’s family to let them know that the news about the sinkhole is on CNN?
Paul’s grandparents
the Costellos
Mr. Donnelly
the principal
- 19. Multiple Choice
What are the options for the seventh graders for school now that the portables have been destroyed?
They can go to school at a local private school, or they can squeeze into the high school
They can go to the middle school with the sixth graders or to Tangerine Middle School for the rest of the term
They can go to a local private school, or they can go to Tangerine Middle School for the rest of the term.
They can squeeze into the high school or get home schooled.
- 20. Multiple Choice
What option does Paul want to choose?
go to a local private school
squeeze into the high school
go to the middle school with the sixth graders
go to Tangerine Middle school
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