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Tangerine Part 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the author?
a)
Edward Bloor
b)
Edwin Bloom
c)
Eduardo Balloon
d)
Eddie Blue
2.
What gets locked out in the prologue?
a)
A dog
b)
A zombie
c)
A cat
d)
A monster
3.
The family just moved to Florida from _____.
a)
Arizona
b)
Colorado
c)
California
d)
Texas
4.
What bird of prey keeps appearing in the book?
a)
Osprey
b)
Eagle
c)
Hawk
d)
Falcon
5.
What is weird about Mr. Donnelly and his son?
a)
They live in a haunted house.
b)
They've been hit by lightning 3 times.
c)
They keep getting sucked into sink holes.
d)
They own a lemon tree that grows oranges.
6.
Who is Paul afraid of?
a)
His father
b)
Erik
c)
Mr. Donnelly
d)
His mom
7.
Who is at the center of Dad's world?
a)
Paul
b)
The mom
c)
Erik
d)
Himself
8.
It's called the Erik Fisher _______ Dream.
a)
Soccer
b)
Baseball
c)
Basketball
d)
Football
9.
Paul goes to Lake ______ Middle School.
a)
Mountain
b)
Windsor
c)
Pleasant
d)
View
10.
What piece of clothing does Erik use to make fun of Mike Costello's sudden death?
a)
jacket
b)
hat
c)
shirt
d)
shoes
11.
What kind of person does Erik seem to be?
a)
Thoughtful
b)
Kind
c)
Mean
d)
Intelligent
12.
What kind of person does Paul seem to be?
a)
Thoughtful
b)
Mean
c)
Selfish
d)
Sarcastic
13.

After the sinkhole incident, where does Paul want to go to school?

a)

Home schooled

b)

Lake Windsor

c)

Tangerine Middle

d)

St. Anthonys

14.

Does Paul consider himself the predator or the prey?

a)

predator

b)

prey

15.

What was the reason Paul was kicked off the soccer team?

a)

insurance

b)

assistant coach

c)

players

d)

funding

16.

After the football parent meeting, who is Mrs. Fisher really angry with?

a)

Mr. Donnelly

b)

Paul

c)

Erik

d)

Dad

17.

Who was fired as the county civil engineer?

a)

Coach Walski

b)

Mr. Fisher

c)

Mr. Donnelly

d)

Charlie Burns

18.

Why was Mr. Fisher so upset when she saw the kids in the Tomas Cruz?

a)

The boys were all crowded in the front seat of the truck.

b)

The boys yelled at Paul and Joey.

c)

The boys were not wearing seatbelts

d)

The color was awful.

19.

Who is obsessed with organization?

a)

Paul

b)

Erik

c)

Mom

d)

Dad

20.

What nickname did the soccer team at Lake Windsor give to Paul?

a)

Mars

b)

Dinosaur

c)

Goggle Boy

d)

Eclipse Boy

21.

What position did Erik play on the football team?

a)

Goalie

b)

Place Kicker

c)

Quarterback

d)

Line backer

22.

What nickname did Erik give Paul at the bus stop when he was 5?

a)

Mars

b)

Goggles Boy

c)

Blind Boy

d)

Eclipse Boy

23.

What position does Paul play in soccer?

a)

striker

b)

goalie

c)

fullback

d)

midfielder

24.

Where are Paul and his family moving to at the beginning of the book?

a)

Lake Windsor Downs in Tangerine County, Florida

b)

Houston, Texas

c)

Villas at Versailles in Tallahassee, Florida

d)

Orange Grove in Orlando, Florida

25.

Who is Old Charley Burns?

a)

president of the Homeowners' Association

b)

Erik's new football coach

c)

Mr. Fisher's new boss

d)

owner of the Springfield Power Plant

26.

What is the mysterious fire that Paul and his mother discover?

a)

a brush fire

b)

a muck fire

c)

a fire caused by a lightning strike

d)

a house fire

27.

What are three drawbacks that Paul and his mother learn about the middle school?

a)

It doesn't have a soccer team, a gym, or a cafeteria.

b)

It doesn’t have an auditorium, a soccer team, or indoor classrooms for seventh and eighth graders.

c)

It doesn’t have a gym, an auditorium, or indoor classrooms for seventh and eighth graders.

d)

It doesn’t have a gym, an auditorium, or soccer teams for seventh and eighth graders.

28.

How does Paul think he became legally blind?

a)

He stared at a solar eclipse for too long.

b)

Someone hit him with a metal bat.

c)

He played in an abandoned refrigerator.

d)

He got run over by a screeching car.

29.

What doesn’t Erik do that most people his age do?

a)

He doesn’t look for a college to go to.

b)

He doesn’t try to get a girlfriend.

c)

He doesn’t drive.

d)

He doesn't take showers after games.

30.

Who is the coach of Paul’s soccer team?

a)

Coach Walski

b)

Coach Warner

c)

Mr. Murrow

d)

Coach Fisher

31.

How does Mike Costello die?

a)

He runs headfirst into the goal post.

b)

He is struck by lightning at football practice.

c)

He is run over by Arthur’s Land Cruiser.

d)

He gets a concussion during football practice.

32.

How does Paul’s mother suggest they avoid lightning strikes at football practice?

a)

They move practice to 6:30 in the morning.

b)

They stop practicing when there is a storm coming.

c)

They practice in the gym.

d)

They stop practicing.

33.

Who is Paul happy to see at the carnival?

a)

Cara Clifton

b)

Kerri Gardner

c)

Joey Costello

d)

Erik Fisher

34.

What is Paul so interested in at the carnival?

a)

the Wonders of the World exhibit

b)

the double Ferris wheel

c)

the Octopus

d)

the loopty-loop

35.

Who tells Coach Walski, Mrs. Gates, and Mr. Murrow about the Tangerine Middle soccer boys being at the Wonders of the World exhibit?

a)

Paul

b)

Joey

c)

Kerri and Cara

d)

Arthur

36.

What disaster happens at Paul’s school out by the portables?

a)

an earthquake

b)

a tornado

c)

a sinkhole

d)

a tsunami

37.

Who cleans the mud off Paul’s glasses?

a)

Tommy

b)

Gino

c)

Joey

d)

Kerri

38.

Who calls Paul’s family to let them know that the news about the sinkhole is on CNN?

a)

Paul’s grandparents

b)

the Costellos

c)

Mr. Donnelly

d)

the principal

39.

What are the options for the seventh graders for school now that the portables have been destroyed?

a)

They can go to school at a local private school, or they can squeeze into the high school

b)

They can go to the middle school with the sixth graders or to Tangerine Middle School for the rest of the term

c)

They can go to a local private school, or they can go to Tangerine Middle School for the rest of the term.

d)

They can squeeze into the high school or get home schooled.

40.

What option does Paul want to choose?

a)

go to a local private school

b)

squeeze into the high school

c)

go to the middle school with the sixth graders

d)

go to Tangerine Middle school

41.

How do muck fires form?

a)

When the earth splits open

b)

When lightning strikes lignite

c)

When people play with matches

42.

What memory comes back to Paul in the Prologue?

a)

looking at the solar eclipse

b)

getting chased by a man with a mask and baseball bat

c)

his birthday

43.

What does Paul mean when he can see things his parent's can't?

a)

He can see how evil Erik really is.

b)

He can see ghosts.

c)

He can see his mom and dad fighting a lot.

44.

Who is responsible for Paul getting an IEP?

a)

Mr. Fisher

b)

Coach Warner

c)

Mrs. Fisher

45.

Sinkholes form when...

a)

lightning strikes the ground

b)

underground rock gets eroded by water

c)

new construction weighs too much

46.

True or False:

Paul and Joey help out during the sinkhole incident.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Who is Arthur Bauer?

a)

Paul's friend

b)

Joey's brother

c)

Erik's friend

48.

Who is Antoine Thomas?

a)

Star soccer player

b)

Star football player

49.

At the end of Part 1, what do Mr. and Mrs. Fisher agree to?

a)

Send Paul back to Texas

b)

Send Paul to Tangerine Middle School

c)

Send Erik away to military school

50.

Why does Erik need to be friends with Arthur Bauer?

a)

He needs Arthur to give him candy.

b)

He needs someone to run the football when he doesn't kick it.

c)

He needs someone to drive him around.

d)

He needs a big brother.