WorksheetsTANGERINE FINAL TEST
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Is struck by lightning at football practice.
a)
Mike Costello
b)
Arthur Bauer
c)
Joey Costello
d)
Erik Fisher
2.
Doesn’t fit in at Tangerine Middle School.
a)
Paul Fisher
b)
Theresa Cruz
c)
Joey Costello
d)
Shandra Thomas
3.
Takes care of his younger brother and sister and loves working in the groves.
a)
Erik Fisher
b)
Luis Cruz
c)
Tomas Cruz
d)
Mike Costello
4.
President of the Homeowners’ Association.
a)
Mrs. Fisher
b)
Mr. Donnelly
c)
Mrs. Bauer
d)
Mr. Costello
5.
Goaltender at Tangerine Middle School who does not newspaper attention.
a)
Shandra Thomas
b)
Maya Pandhi
c)
Victor Guzman
d)
Tino Cruz
6.
His house was struck by lightning three times.
a)
Mr. Bauer
b)
Mr. Costello
c)
Mr. Donnelly
d)
Mr. Fisher
7.
Soccer coach at Tangerine Middle School who used to be an Olympic athlete.
a)
Coach Walski
b)
Betty Bright
c)
Coach Warner
d)
Dr. Johnson
8.
Is obsessed with the Erik Fisher Football Dream.
a)
Mrs. Fisher
b)
Coach Warner
c)
Coach Walski
d)
Mr. Fisher
9.
Is trying to figure out the truth about what happened to his eyesight.
a)
Erik Fisher
b)
Joey Costello
c)
Tino Cruz
d)
Paul Fisher
10.
Doesn’t like moving to Tangerine but doesn’t tell her husband about it.
a)
Mrs. Costello
b)
Mrs. Bauer
c)
Mrs. Fisher
d)
Betty Bright
11.
Shows Paul around on his first day at Tangerine Middle School.
a)
Tino Cruz
b)
Theresa Cruz
c)
Henry Dilkes
d)
Victor Guzman
12.
Captain of Tangerine Middle School who likes to mess around with people.
a)
Victor Guzman
b)
Tino Cruz
c)
Henry Dilkes
d)
Shandra Thomas
13.
Erik’s friend who is involved with the robberies and Luis’s murder
a)
Brian Baylor
b)
Mike Costello
c)
Antoine Thomas
d)
Arthur Bauer
14.
Constantly tortures his brother and does harmful things to others.
a)
Mike Costello
b)
Luis Cruz
c)
Erik Fisher
d)
Arthur Bauer
15.
An honest person who lives a lie because of where he lives
a)
Mike Costello
b)
Antoine Thomas
c)
Luis Cruz
d)
Erik Fisher
16.
Soccer coach at Lake Windsor Middle School who kicks Paul off the team.
a)
Coach Walski
b)
Coach Warner
c)
Betty Bright
d)
Dr. Johnson
17.
Doesn’t want to change the time of football practice because of the lightning.
a)
Coach Walski
b)
Coach Warner
c)
Betty Bright
d)
Dr. Johnson
18.
Calls Paul his “brother” at the end of the book.
a)
Tino Cruz
b)
Victor Guzman
c)
Erik Fisher
d)
Joey Costello
19.
What is the cause of the muck fires?
a)
The developers clearing the land by burning down the tangerine trees.
b)
The constant rainstorms.
c)
The lightning that hits the lignite in the fields.
d)
The firefighters who take too long to respond.
20.
According to the news article that Mrs. Fisher read at the meeting, Tangerine County is:
a)
Famous for its tangerine trees.
b)
Dangerous because of all the smoke from the muck fires.
c)
The nicest area in Florida to live in
d)
The lightning strike capital of the United States.
21.
Paul says the lightning will strike Mr. Donnelly’s house again and again because:
a)
Mr. Donnelly has bad luck.
b)
The lightning knows that spot because it used to be the highest.
c)
He has too many lightning rods on his roof.
d)
His house was built on a huge pile of lignite.
22.
The sinkhole is caused by:
a)
The combination of the rain water mixed with the soil.
b)
The muck fires burning the fields.
c)
The wooden portables.
d)
Too much lightning.
23.
What damage did the sinkhole cause?
a)
Most of the portables broke and fell into the sinkhole.
b)
Some students were hurt
c)
All of these
d)
The bleachers from the football field are condemned.
24.
When Paul says, “For Joey, our house may as well be covered with canvas and bound by ropes, because it’s filled with poison,” he is referring to:
a)
The smell of the smoke from the muck fires.
b)
The poison they use to kill the bugs in the houses.
c)
Joey being mad about the way the Tangerine soccer players teased him.
d)
The way Erik made fun of Mike’s hair and Joey taking his shoes off.
25.
Mr. Costello thinks the koi are disappearing because ___________, but Paul knows they are disappearing because ____________.
a)
the osprey are eating them; someone is stealing them.
b)
someone is stealing them; the osprey are eating them.
26.
Why are the tented houses the ones that are being robbed?
a)
People are forced to leave the tented houses because of the poison.
b)
The tented houses are all on the nicest street in the neighborhood.
c)
Robbers think the people who can afford the tents have more money.
d)
The people are leaving the doors unlocked when the tents are up.
27.
After Paul’s flashback of being in the backyard of Huntsville, he says that after he got his new glasses, he was able to see:
a)
Shapes and shadows, but not details of faces.
b)
Everything except for colors.
c)
All the things Mom and Dad could not see about Erik.
d)
Better when he was wearing his sports goggles.
28.
How does Tino react when Paul admits he was the one who ratted him out about the carnival?
a)
He tells Paul he did the right thing by telling the truth.
b)
He refuses to hang out with Paul ever again.
c)
He immediately calls Victor to tell him.
d)
He kicks Paul in the backside.
29.
Why would the cold weather put some growers out of business?
a)
Because if the trees die, they cannot sell the fruit.
b)
Because when it is too cold, they can’t work anymore.
c)
Because people don’t like to eat fruit when it is too cold.
d)
Because when there is snow on the ground, the trees won’t grow as well.
30.
One way that Paul shows that he is different than the other kids in Windsor Downs is:
a)
His glasses make him look different.
b)
He fights the freeze instead of staying inside to drink hot cocoa.
c)
He gets good grades.
d)
He plays soccer.
31.
It was easier for Paul to fit into Tangerine Middle School than Joey because:
a)
Joey missed his girlfriend who still went to Lake Windsor.
b)
Paul was used to feeling like an outsider because of his glasses.
c)
As long as he could play soccer, nothing else really mattered to Paul.
d)
It was easier for Paul to make new friends than Joey.
32.
Why is Paul finally able to remember the whole truth about what happened to his eyes?
a)
Because he is finally old enough to understand what happened.
b)
Because he got into his dad’s computer and found a file about it.
c)
Because his parents finally told him he deserved to know what happened.
d)
Because he finally stood up to Erik and was not afraid of him.
33.
the person telling the story
a)
narrator
b)
protagonist
c)
theme
d)
conflict
34.
the "good person" in the story
a)
antagonist
b)
protagonist
c)
falling action
d)
narrator
35.
the most exciting part of the story
a)
characters
b)
rising action
c)
climax
d)
theme
36.
the beginning of the story
a)
setting
b)
antagonist
c)
flashback
d)
exposition
37.
When and where the story takes place
a)
setting
b)
conflict
c)
rising action
d)
climax
38.
a memory or scene from the past
a)
narrator
b)
foreshadowing
c)
flashback
d)
theme
39.
the events that lead up to the climax
a)
falling action
b)
rising action
c)
climax
d)
conflict
40.
the big message or lesson of the story
a)
setting
b)
protagonist
c)
falling action
d)
theme
41.
the people in the story
a)
characters
b)
antagonist
c)
protagonist
d)
flashback
42.
the main problem in the story
a)
narrator
b)
theme
c)
conflict
d)
rising action
43.
theh "bad person" in the story
a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
c)
climax
d)
conflict
44.
the events that come after the climax and end the story.
a)
setting
b)
protagonist
c)
flashback
d)
falling action
45.
In this part of the story, Paul finally confronts his parents about what really happened to his eyes.
a)
setting
b)
foreshadowing
c)
flashback
d)
climax
46.
Shandra running away from the news cameras _______ the fact that Antoine lives in Tangerine but plays in Lake Windsor
a)
plots
b)
flashbacks
c)
foreshadows
d)
themes
47.
In the beginning of the book, Paul has a ____ about being called Eclipse Boy on the bus in Kindergarten.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashbacks
c)
setting
d)
theme
48.
One __ of the book is that people can see with more than just their eyes
a)
theme
b)
climax
c)
flashback
d)
rising action
49.
What is the setting of this story?
a)
the Fisher family
b)
Paul learning to tell the truth and stand up for himself
c)
When the sinkhole appears at the middle school
d)
Tangerine, Florida
50.
Who is the protagonist of the story?
a)
Tino Cruz
b)
Theresa Cruz
c)
Paul Fisher
d)
Erik Fisher
51.
Who is the main antagonist of the story?
a)
Mr. Donnelly has bad luck.
b)
Erik Fisher
c)
Victor Guzman
d)
Coach Walski
52.
What did Erik tell his 5th grade friends is the reason that Paul wears thick glasses?
a)
Paul stared into an eclipse
b)
Paul was born blind
c)
Paul got spray paint in his eyes
53.
Why does Paul go to Tangerine Middle School instead of Lake Windsor?
a)
Paul lives in Tangerine
b)
A sinkhole devastates Lake Windsor Middle School
c)
Paul didn't want to go to the same school as Erik
54.
Explain why Paul feels his parents care more about Erik than about Paul.
a)
all of these
b)
his parents never go to Paul's games
c)
his parents are obsessed with the Erik Fisher Football Dream
d)
all of Paul's clothes are too small for him
55.
What is the reason Paul’s parents gave him for why they lied about what happened to his eyes?
a)
They don't like Paul as much as Erik
b)
they thought Paul made Erik do it
c)
they didn't want Paul to hate Erik
d)
They didn't know the truth
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