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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 Mr. Costello do when Erik and Mr. Fisher come home?
(a) Leave.
(b) Go to his home and get his son.
(c) Talks to them about the weather.
(d) Offers to set them up with a football scout.

2. What position does Paul play in soccer?
(a) Forward.
(b) Goalie.
(c) Center.
(d) Wing.

3. Who are waiting for Paul and his mother in Tangerine?
(a) No one, his brother and father will arrive a day later.
(b) His father and brother.
(c) His aunt and uncle.
(d) His grandmother and grandfather.

4. What happens when a sinkhole forms on the school grounds?
(a) Nothing, it is in the middle of the field.
(b) Some of the portable buildings go into it.
(c) The tennis courts are ruined.
(d) Some of the kids jump into it for fun.

5. What does Paul realize about Erik and Arthur related to Mike's death?
(a) Mike's father will no longer coach.
(b) Erik might become a quarterback.
(c) Arthur will probably quit the team.
(d) Their positions on the football team will be better.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Paul say Erik learned to kick for football?

2. What does Paul's mother say about Paul not being able to play soccer?

3. What happens when a thunderstorm hits?

4. What did Paul describe his mother's way of moving?

5. What does Paul's mother do Sunday morning after she goes outside?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Paul think about Arthur and Erik are saying about Mike?

2. What boy Paul's age does Paul meet and what does he see while Paul watches soccer practice?

3. What makes the noise Paul hears when he leaves the principal's office and what do the students do about it?

4. What does Paul hear Arthur and Erik saying about Mike Costello?

5. What changes in Tangerine does Paul foresee and what does he think about himself and changes?

6. What does Paul say about how his mother has arranged their move?

7. What does Paul and his mother learn about muck fires, and what happens when a thunderstorm hits?

8. What is Paul's mother's response about him being kicked off the soccer team?

9. What news does Erik tell Paul and Mrs. Fisher when Erik comes home from school on Tuesday?

10. Why is Paul put off the soccer team and what is his reaction when he hears about it?

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