The Gold Rush Game

Which is the "cause" to this "effect" ?  
 Effect:  Mr. Wong gets out of the water.

• The branch breaks
• Mr. Wong climbs up the tree
• Eric and Matt release the tree branch
• Eric and Matt pull up on the branch

Why do Eric's parents buy him the Gold Rush game?

• There might be another Gold Rush someday.
• Eric is studying the Gold Rush in school
• Eric loves computer games about the past
• Th event is part of his family history

How can you tell that this story is Science Fiction?

• It tells about people who find gold in streams.
• It is about two kids who play a game.
• It shows characters who travel back in time.
• It relates events that happen is the future.

Which word means the same as annoyed ?
Eric gets annoyed when Matt dares him to press the button.

• bothered
• scared
• silly
• excited

What is the most likely reason the first prospector guesses the boys are not from around there?

• They are young.
• They speak English.
• Their clothes are different.
• They are looking for a Chinese man.

How does Eric change by the end of the story?

• At first he is silly, then he gets serious.
• At first he is not very interested in his family history, but then he is excited by it.
• At first he is afraid of Mr. Wong, but then he begins to care about the man.
• At first he is disobediant, then he becomes obediant.

How do Eric's parents feel when Eric gives them Wong Daido's chop?

• Amazed and puzzled by where Eric got it.
• Relieved that they have finally found this valuable object.
• Angry that their son was talking to strangers.
• Please that the computer game was as good as they had hoped.

Eric felt a wave of disappointment , then suddenly reached into his pocket.  What does the word disappointment mean? 

• Someone who is disappointed.
• The state of being disappointed.
• Before being disappointed.
• Without feeling disappointed.

How does Eric know that Wong Diado's dream came true?

• Wong Diado becomes very rich and famous
• Because Eric is born
• Eric's father researched Wong Diado's success as a gold miner.
• Because Eric's parents bought him the game

Here is the effect:  Eric and Matt end up in the 1849 Gold Rush in California.  What is the cause? 

• Eric and Matt take a field trip in school
• Eric pushes the button on the screen.
• Eric's parents move to California.
• Eric doesn't let Matt play the game.