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Tangerine

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first thing Paul notices about Tangerine, Florida?

a)

Alligators

b)

Citrus Groves

c)

Lightning

d)

Muck Fires

2.

How did Paul acquire his vision impairment?

a)

Solar Eclipse

b)

At Birth

c)

He does not need glasses.

d)

Spray Paint

3.

Which is an example of man vs nature in the novel?

a)

Paul vs Sinkhole

b)

Mike vs Lightning

c)

Tangerine vs Muck Fires

d)

All of the above

4.

How old was Paul when his vision was damaged?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

7

d)

10

5.

What did Paul and Joey do when the sinkhole incident occurred?

a)

Ran for help.

b)

Pulled students out of the inking portable.

c)

Froze with fear.

d)

Took pictures.

6.

What happened to Paul's IEP when he transferred to Tangerine Middle?

a)

Disappeared.

b)

Reinstated.

c)

Adjusted.

d)

Lost in the sinkhole.

7.

What position did Erik play?

a)

Goalie

b)

Kicker

c)

Quarterback

d)

Forward

8.

What was the Cruz family business?

a)

Mechanics

b)

Firefighters

c)

Citrus Groves

d)

Teachers

9.

What can Tangerines symbolize?

a)

New projects

b)

Lies/Betrayal

c)

Motivation

d)

All of the above.

10.

Who wrote the novel "Tangerine?"

a)

Edward Bloor

b)

Robert Frost

c)

Marta Salinas

d)

Sharon Creech

11.

What did the soccer team at Tangerine Middle call themselves?

a)

Smitten Kittens

b)

Soaring Seagulls

c)

War Eagles

d)

Eager Eagles

12.

Who is Vincent Castor?

a)

Erik's coach

b)

Paul's coach

c)

Paul's teacher

d)

Erik's "goon" from Silver Meadows.

13.

Who killed Luis Cruz

a)

Paul

b)

Joey

c)

Lightning

d)

Arthur

14.

who was responsible for the neighborhood robberies?

a)

Paul and Joey

b)

Unknown burglars

c)

Erik and Arthur

d)

Tino and Victor

15.

Thecentral idea lesson/moral is the...?

a)

Theme

b)

Setting

c)

Symbolism

d)

Foreshadowing

16.

Identify a flashback from the novel.

a)

The argument between Joey and Tino.

b)

The sinkhole at Lake Windsor Middle.

c)

The vehicle chasing him with a bat.

d)

The carnival.

17.

Identify the possible themes win the novel.

a)

Family/Relationships

b)

Lies/Betrayal

c)

The significance of the past.

d)

Man vs Nature

e)

All of the above.

18.

Identify relevant evidence from the text that suppports the theme of family/relationships.

a)

Paul's relationship with his brother Erik.

b)

His parents' lie to Paul about his visual imapirment.

c)

The flashbacks.

d)

The sinkhole.

19.

Identify the relevant evidence from the text that supports the theme of lies/betrayal.

a)

Paul's relationship with his brother Erik.

b)

His parents' lie about his visual impairment.

c)

The flashbacks.

d)

The sinkhole.

20.

Identify relevant evidence from the text that supports the theme of the past.

a)

Paul's relationship with his brother Erik.

b)

His parents' lie to Paul about his vision.

c)

The flashbacks.

d)

The sinkhole.

21.

Identify relevant evidence from the tect that supports the theme of Man vs. Nature.

a)

Paul's reationship wiht his brother Erik.

b)

His parents' lie to Paul about his visual impairemnet.

c)

The flashbacks.

d)

The sinkhole.

22.

The poem To an Athlete Dying Young is an allusion included in the book because of which character's death?

a)

Mike Costello

b)

Paul Fisher

c)

Luis Cruz

d)

Joey Costello