Through the Tunnel 2

On page 29, the author's description of Jerry diving underwater "again and again" to find the tunnel shows the reader that Jerry is

• foolish
• furious
• determined
• confident

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The main reason the boys don't pay attention to Jerry is that

• he makes them uncomfortable.
• they know he is a foreigner
• he cannot swim as well as they can
• they think he is making fun of them

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What method does Jerry use to lie underwater on the sea floor?

• he wears swimming goggles
• he dives holding on to a big rock
• he dives past the older boys
• he counts to one hundred and fifteen

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As Jerry waits for the older boys to swim up from their dive, he feels

• terrified that they might have drowned
• upset that they have left him alone
• ashamed that he tried to get their attention
• jealous that they are better swimmers

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On page 30, when Jerry's mother asks, "Did you enjoy yourself?" and he says, "Yes," the author is trying to show that

• Jerry doesn't like talking to his mother
• Jerry is bored with their vacation
• Jerry is not expressing his true thoughts
• Jerry wants to concentrate on supper

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Which phrase or sentence from the story best shows why Jerry "felt he was accepted" (p26) by the older boys?

• "they proceeded to forget him" (p26)
• "They were big boys-men, to Jerry." (p26)
• "they understood that he was a foreigner strayed from his own beach" (p25)
• "when he swam around to take his place, they made way for him" (p26)

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On page 25, a craving most likely is

• a fear
• a pleasure
• a desire
• a sadness

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On page 28, in the paragraph beginning "Under him, six or seven feet down," which two words describe the way the fish move?

• dart and swerve
• poise and sheer
• myriads and minute
• sparkled and flaked

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In this sentence, "He was incredulous and then proud to find he could hold his breath without strain for two minutes " (p31), incredulous means that

• Jerry cannot believe it
• Jerry is not surprised
• Jerry is not interested
• Jerry cannot stand it

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Right after Jerry discovers the tunnel in the rock, he

• asks his mother to buy him some swimming goggles
• swims out to where he can see his mother on the beach
• shouts at the older boys to get their attention
• decides that he needs to learn to control his breathing 

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