Cricket in Times Square Whole Book

Why did Mario want to keep the Cricket?

• He wanted to scare Mama with it

• He wanted to take it to school for science

• He had heard crickets are good luck

• He collected bugs

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What special treat did Tucker share with Chester?

• Some liverwurst

• Leftover pizza

• Doritos

• Cookies

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What did the Bellini family like more than anything?

• Making pizza

• Listening to Italian opera

• Eating Chinese Food

• Walking around Little Italy

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Where did Mario go to get Chester a cage?

• Grand Central Station

• Best Buy

• Chinatown

• Times Square

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What did Harry use to make Tucker's bed?

• Feathers and a quarter

• Tissue paper

• Candy wrappers and a seashell

• Dollar bills and an earring

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Where did the money to bail out Chester come from?

• Paul, the conductor, gave Mario a loan

• It was part of Tucker's life savings

• Mario earned it shining shoes

• Harry stole it from the lunch counter

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What did Sai Fong say Chester should be fed?

• Only Choy Yuk

• Rice

• Liverwurst

• Mulberry leaves

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Why did Mama Bellini want to get rid of Chester?

• Customers didn't like bugs around

• Mario wasted too much time taking care of him

• She was afraid of bugs

• She thought he was a jinx

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Why did Mama let Chester stay?

• Losing Chester would break Mario's heart

• Chester played the song "Come Back to Sorrento"

• She saw his picture in the New York Times

• Papa convinced her to change her mind

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How did Mario know that Chester would not come back?

• He left a goodbye note

• Sai Fong predicted it would happen

• He took the little bell

• He took all the mulberry leaves

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