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- 1. Multiple Choice
How did Joel's plan in asking his dad to ride his bike to Starved Rock backfire?
It caused him to miss his paper route.
His dad said that he could go.
He got in trouble for not taking Bobby.
It caused Tony to get in trouble for lying to his mom.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why did Joel challenge Tony to swim to the sandbar?
To prove he wasn't scared.
He was hot.
To prove to Tony he was a good swimmer.
He knew Tony couldn't swim.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does Joel think Tony is doing when he turns at the sandbar and sees that Tony is gone?
Swimming the wrong way.
Playing a joke on Joel by hiding.
Jumping off the bridge.
Stealing Joel's clothes.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why is Joel scared to go to the police?
He thinks he will get in trouble.
He thinks he will be put in jail.
He thinks they won't believe him.
He thinks Tony is playing a joke.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What story did Joel plan to tell his and Tony's parents? Pick two!
Joel biked to Straved Rock alone.
Joel went to the pool instead.
Joel left Tony at the river.
Tony and Joel got into a fight and didn't go on a bike ride.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why did Joel feel ashamed about the way he was treating Bobby?
He lied to Bobby.
He hit Bobby.
His dad said he was being dishonorable.
He took his anger at Tony and himself out on Bobby.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What did Joel learn from Mrs. Zabrinsky that made him angry at Tony?
Tony tricked Joel and was really at home.
Tony broke Joel's bike.
Tony didn't know how to swim.
Tony didn't have permission to go to Straved Rock.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why did Joel decide to tell the truth when his father called him an honorable boy?
It embarrassed him.
It made him feel scared.
It made him feel proud.
It made him feel ashamed of himself.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why couldn't Joel get the smell of the river off of him even after showering?
He did not use soap.
He was covered in dead fish.
He felt guilty and couldn't get Tony out of his mind.
He kept wearing the same clothes.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why does Joel's father apologize to Joel?
For not believing him.
For lying to him.
For not getting home sooner.
For misreading the situation and alllowing Joel to go on the bike ride.
- 11. Multiple Choice
The words reverberated through Joel's skull like a scream. Reverberated means:
echoed
to drive or push forward
to cause to vanish
showing great satisfaction
- 12. Multiple Choice
Tony's exuberance knew no bounds. Exuberance means:
to stare at
wild behavior
to mock
misleading
- 13. Multiple Choice
"I guess you are old enough now for a jaunt like this," said Joel's father. Jaunt means:
an overwhelming number
plunging into a liquid
to adjust to
a short journey
- 14. Multiple Choice
The traffic is sparse, but with all those hills it will seem far. Sparse means:
movement in irregular fashion
thin or few
misleading
an act of prayer
- 15. Multiple Choice
Tony plunged into the water, immersing his face. Immersing means:
to stare at
echo
plunging into liquid
to remove
- 16. Multiple Choice
After folding Tony’s clothes neatly, Joel decides to mess them up again. Why did he do this?
because he was upset
because it was not like Tony to fold his clothes
because he wanted Tony to fold them
because he wanted to run over them with his bike
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following would not be a theme for this novel?
To be a survivor, you can never give up.
Listen to your parents.
The early bird always gets the worm.
Hardships and struggles will come.
- 18. Multiple Choice
The reader can conclude that Tony most likely didn’t want to swim at the pool because ________________________.
he did not like chlorine.
the river was more fun.
he didn’t want others to see him swim.
he thought the river was more challenging.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Why does Joel make up a story to tell his parents and others about Tony’s disappearance?
because he doesn’t think what really happened will make sense
because he is afraid that he will be blamed
because he knows he will go to jail
because he is afraid of the two people who stopped to help him
- 20. Multiple Choice
What can we conclude has happened to Tony?
He was eaten by an alligator.
He drowned in the river.
He played a cruel trick on Joel.
He ran away to another town.
- 21. Multiple Choice
What does "on my honor" mean?
I promise.
To hide a secret.
To disagree with someone.
To make up a lie.
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