Big Things Come in Small Packages

Where is the setting of the story?

• Waterbury, Connecticut, in the early 1900s

• Los Angeles, California, in the 1980s

• Morehead City, North Carolina, in the 1970s

• The Poconos, Pennsylvania, in the 1990s

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How did people feel about Tucker Willis in the beginning of the story?

• They liked him, but made fun of him because he was short.

• They hated him, and often made fun of his height.

• They didn’t know him, because he was very shy.

• They loved him because he was so outgoing.

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How does the narrator know Tucker Willis?

• They vacationed at the same lake.

• They went to camp together.

• They were pen pals, and wrote to each other for several years.

• They lived near each other, and went to the same church and school.

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What did Tucker and the narrator have in common?

• They were both very good at math.

• They both enjoyed surfing.

• They were both teased by classmates.

• They both enjoyed playing Monopoly.

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Even though Tucker was good at many things, what was he great at?

• fishing

• algebra

• reading

• softball

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What were people surprised that Tucker could do?

• dance

• surf

• play tennis

• sing opera

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Why did the narrator's mother make up a story about ghosts?

• She liked scaring people

• She always teased the narrator

• She was trying to keep the narrator safe.

• She was trying to make the narrator look foolish.

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What is Richard's occupation?

• He washes dishes at a restaurant.

• He is a writer.

• He is a traveling salesman.

• He works for the life-saving service.

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What did Richard mean when he called Tucker a “Tugboat”?

• You don’t have to be big to be valuable

• If you eat too many sweets, you might gain weight.

• You always have to do your share of the work.

• Sometimes you try your best, but it doesn’t work out.

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Why did Tucker go surfing at the Atlantic beach?

• It was a dare

• He got a new surfboard.

• The fish weren't biting.

• His father wanted to surf.

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