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WorksheetsTangerine Part 1
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
After the sinkhole incident, where does Paul want to go to school?
Home schooled
Lake Windsor
Tangerine Middle
St. Anthonys
Does Paul consider himself the predator or the prey?
predator
prey
What was the reason Paul was kicked off the soccer team?
insurance
assistant coach
players
funding
After the football parent meeting, who is Mrs. Fisher really angry with?
Mr. Donnelly
Paul
Erik
Dad
Who was fired as the county civil engineer?
Coach Walski
Mr. Fisher
Mr. Donnelly
Charlie Burns
Why was Mr. Fisher so upset when she saw the kids in the Tomas Cruz?
The boys were all crowded in the front seat of the truck.
The boys yelled at Paul and Joey.
The boys were not wearing seatbelts
The color was awful.
Who is obsessed with organization?
Paul
Erik
Mom
Dad
What nickname did the soccer team at Lake Windsor give to Paul?
Mars
Dinosaur
Goggle Boy
Eclipse Boy
What position did Erik play on the football team?
Goalie
Place Kicker
Quarterback
Line backer
What nickname did Erik give Paul at the bus stop when he was 5?
Mars
Goggles Boy
Blind Boy
Eclipse Boy
What position does Paul play in soccer?
striker
goalie
fullback
midfielder
Where are Paul and his family moving to at the beginning of the book?
Lake Windsor Downs in Tangerine County, Florida
Houston, Texas
Villas at Versailles in Tallahassee, Florida
Orange Grove in Orlando, Florida
Who is Old Charley Burns?
president of the Homeowners' Association
Erik's new football coach
Mr. Fisher's new boss
owner of the Springfield Power Plant
What is the mysterious fire that Paul and his mother discover?
a brush fire
a muck fire
a fire caused by a lightning strike
a house fire
What are three drawbacks that Paul and his mother learn about the middle school?
It doesn't have a soccer team, a gym, or a cafeteria.
It doesn’t have an auditorium, a soccer team, or indoor classrooms for seventh and eighth graders.
It doesn’t have a gym, an auditorium, or indoor classrooms for seventh and eighth graders.
It doesn’t have a gym, an auditorium, or soccer teams for seventh and eighth graders.
How does Paul think he became legally blind?
He stared at a solar eclipse for too long.
Someone hit him with a metal bat.
He played in an abandoned refrigerator.
He got run over by a screeching car.
What doesn’t Erik do that most people his age do?
He doesn’t look for a college to go to.
He doesn’t try to get a girlfriend.
He doesn’t drive.
He doesn't take showers after games.
Who is the coach of Paul’s soccer team?
Coach Walski
Coach Warner
Mr. Murrow
Coach Fisher
How does Mike Costello die?
He runs headfirst into the goal post.
He is struck by lightning at football practice.
He is run over by Arthur’s Land Cruiser.
He gets a concussion during football practice.
How does Paul’s mother suggest they avoid lightning strikes at football practice?
They move practice to 6:30 in the morning.
They stop practicing when there is a storm coming.
They practice in the gym.
They stop practicing.
Who is Paul happy to see at the carnival?
Cara Clifton
Kerri Gardner
Joey Costello
Erik Fisher
What is Paul so interested in at the carnival?
the Wonders of the World exhibit
the double Ferris wheel
the Octopus
the loopty-loop
Who tells Coach Walski, Mrs. Gates, and Mr. Murrow about the Tangerine Middle soccer boys being at the Wonders of the World exhibit?
Paul
Joey
Kerri and Cara
Arthur
What disaster happens at Paul’s school out by the portables?
an earthquake
a tornado
a sinkhole
a tsunami
Who cleans the mud off Paul’s glasses?
Tommy
Gino
Joey
Kerri
Who calls Paul’s family to let them know that the news about the sinkhole is on CNN?
Paul’s grandparents
the Costellos
Mr. Donnelly
the principal
What are the options for the seventh graders for school now that the portables have been destroyed?
They can go to school at a local private school, or they can squeeze into the high school
They can go to the middle school with the sixth graders or to Tangerine Middle School for the rest of the term
They can go to a local private school, or they can go to Tangerine Middle School for the rest of the term.
They can squeeze into the high school or get home schooled.
What option does Paul want to choose?
go to a local private school
squeeze into the high school
go to the middle school with the sixth graders
go to Tangerine Middle school
How do muck fires form?
When the earth splits open
When lightning strikes lignite
When people play with matches
What memory comes back to Paul in the Prologue?
looking at the solar eclipse
getting chased by a man with a mask and baseball bat
his birthday
What does Paul mean when he can see things his parent's can't?
He can see how evil Erik really is.
He can see ghosts.
He can see his mom and dad fighting a lot.
Who is responsible for Paul getting an IEP?
Mr. Fisher
Coach Warner
Mrs. Fisher
Sinkholes form when...
lightning strikes the ground
underground rock gets eroded by water
new construction weighs too much
True or False:
Paul and Joey help out during the sinkhole incident.
True
False
Who is Arthur Bauer?
Paul's friend
Joey's brother
Erik's friend
Who is Antoine Thomas?
Star soccer player
Star football player
At the end of Part 1, what do Mr. and Mrs. Fisher agree to?
Send Paul back to Texas
Send Paul to Tangerine Middle School
Send Erik away to military school
Why does Erik need to be friends with Arthur Bauer?
He needs Arthur to give him candy.
He needs someone to run the football when he doesn't kick it.
He needs someone to drive him around.
He needs a big brother.
