Year of the Rat

Why does Pacy stay home from school?

• It was a snow day.

• It was a Chinese holiday.

• She needed to finish her project on endangered animals.

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How long has Pacy had the goal of becoming an author and illustrator?

• two years

• her entire life

• she recently thought about it

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Why does Pacy dislike Dun - Wei?

• He gets better grades than she does.

• He teases her at school.

• He moved into her best friend's house.

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Why does dad refuse to help Pacy make a decision about what things she should try to do?

• He is busy making breakfast.

• Only she knows who she is.

• He is in a hurry to get to work.

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How is Pacy like a tiger?

• She is brave and can face anything.

• She could feel the tiger stripes on her back.

• She has a hunger for adventure.

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Why does Pacy become excited after her phone conversation with Melody?

• Melody tells her she is coming to visit around the Chinese New Year.

• Melody's mom is going to purchase their house back from Dun - Wei's family.

• Pacy is going to visit Melody in California.

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What does the "Year of the Rat" mean?

• There will be an overwhelming amount of rats everywhere.

• It means unlucky things will happen.

• It means change and new beginnings.

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Why does Pacy choose to do her animal project alone?

• She thinks Becky and Charlotte are not dependable.

• She needs to practice being an author and an illustrator.

• She is afraid to be paired up with Sam Mercer.

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Why does Pacy describe her relationship with Becky and Charlotte as awkward?

• She realized she had ignored them after becoming best friends with Melody.

• Becky and Charlotte enjoyed watching the boys play football too often.

• She didn't they were reliable friends.

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Why did Pacy say it wasn't nice to call Dun -Wei "Dumb-Way"?

• She didn't want to get in trouble for being rude to her new neighbor.

• She had a tiny crush on him.

• She needed to let the girls know that she's changed and their actions bother her.

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