On My Honor Review

Why did Joel ask his father if he could ride to Starved Rock with Tony?

• He wanted to do something exciting with Tony before school started.

• He hoped his father would say they couldn't go.

• He knew his father would be proud of him for wanting to get a good workout.

• He assumed his mother would say no.

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What did Joel say when Tony wanted to swim in the river?

• You don't even know how to swim

• We can't get close to the water because of the bluffs

• The water in the river will feel like ice cubes

• You might as well go swimming in your toilet

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Joel became angry and gave Tony a hard shove after Tony....

• tossed Joel's clothes into the river

• made fun of Joel's father

• dropped Joel's bike onto the road

• tripped Joel on the way down to the river

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When Joel didn't see Tony in the water, he thought Tony was....

• hiding in the bushes and laughing

• holding his breath under the water

• lying on the other side of the sandbar

• heading to the bridge to dive off it

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Joel promised the teenage boy that he would...

• stay away from the river

• not mention that the boy and his girlfriend had stopped

• tell Tony's parents the truth

• go to the police

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On the way home, what did Joel decide he would tell everyone?

• Tony had dived from the bridge and hit his head on a rock

• Tony had refused to leave Starved Rock when Joel asked him to

• He had left Tony at the river and gone on to Starved Rock by himself

• He hadn't been able to keep up with Tony, and Tony had just disappeared

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After he returned home, Joel couldn't get rid of the...

• image in his mind of Tony's face as he went under

• shivers that racked his body

• smell of the river on his body

• sound in his head of Tony's cries for help

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Joel felt a surge of protectiveness for Bobby while they were...

• putting together Bobby's model train

• delivering papers along Joel's route

• taking the trash out of the house

• playing catch in the backyard

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What did Joel do after he finally told the truth?

• He ran to Tony's room and threw things around the room

• He collapsed on the porch and sobbed

• He jumped onto his bike and pedaled away as fast as he could

• He pounded his father's chest and said it was his father's fault

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After Joel sobbed and was back in bed, what did he ask his father?

• Do you believe in heaven?

• Will I ever feel better?

• Did they find Tony yet?

• Are Tony's parents angry with me?

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