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WorksheetsTangerine Final Quiz
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
In chapter 21, Paul thinks it is a "miracle" that his mom...
Agreed to let him attend Tangerine Middle
Lets him play soccer
Threw out his IEP from his school file
Stopped complaining about the Architectural Committee
In Erik's first football game of the season he...
has an embarrassing fall
kicks a 50-yard field goal
gets in a fight with Antoine
almost gets struck by lightning
In Paul's second soccer game he...
loses his glasses
gets to play goalie
scores a goal
impresses his dad
In chapter 29, Paul finds out some of the houses in the neighborhood are being...
repainted because Paul's mom does not approve of their colors
filmed for a documentary about the muck fires
torn down because they are not safe
fumigated for bugs
In chapter 29, Joey is unhappy because...
he's not getting enough playing time
Victor is taunting (teasing) him
Paul has been ignoring him
the classes at Tangerine Middle are tougher than at Lake Windsor
Paul is surprised when Joey compares the kids at Tangerine Middle to...
little blue smurfs
zombies from the apocalypse
natives from the jungle
snobby aristocrats
Theresa and Tino claim their older brother Luis is going to be famous for...
creating a new kind of tangerine
playing soccer
developing a new medicine
his military career
According to Wayne, Lake Windsor homes are being infested with termites because...
the homes' foundations were not built properly
the weather has been really rainy, which causes them to breed
the lightning strikes have brought the termites out of the ground
the tangerine trees were buried beneath them
In chapter 35, Paul writes, "This is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me". What is he referring to?
Kerri agreed to go out on a date with him
His soccer team has been winning all of their games
Erik has decided to go to boarding school
Joey left Tangerine Middle
How does Tino find out that Paul is the one who got them in trouble for wrecking the Wonders of the World exhibit at the carnival?
Joey tells him
Paul tells him
Erik tells him
Their coach tells him
Paul's last soccer game of the season is against...
Lake Windsor
Palmetto
Manatee
St. Anthony's
When Coach Walksi claims that Paul is ineligible to play for Tangerine Middle, Betty Bright convinces him to let it go because...
she doesn't care that Paul has eye problems
Antoine Thomas should also be ineligible to play
it's too late in the game to bring it up
he owes her for all of the help she has given him in the past
What is the most accurate theme for this story?
The truth will set you free.
Silence is golden.
Nice guys finish last.
Every dork has his day.
Paul mentions a "golden dawn" in the very last sentence of novel. What does this represent?
The tangerines that Luis invented
Silence is golden.
A new beginning/fresh start for Paul
The beginning of a new day
What are Paul's plans for the next school year?
He will stay at St. Anthony's School.
He will attend Lake Windsor High School.
He will return to Lake Windsor Middle School.
He will return to Tangerine Middle School.
Why is Paul excited about attending St. Anthony's school?
He is finally going to be known as a "bad dude".
The school has a great soccer team.
He knows other people that attend there.
He needs to go to a religious school because of the bad stuff that he has done.
What happened to Paul as a result of his actions at the Senior Awards Night for the Lake Windsor High School football team?
He was expelled for the rest of the school year from Tangerine County Public Schools.
He was kicked off of the soccer team.
He was grounded for six months.
He was suspended from school for three weeks.
What did Erik and Arthur do with the items that they stole from the fumigated houses in Lake Windsor Downs?
They sold the items on the Internet.
They pawned the items for money.
They gave the items to their friends, girlfriends, and classmates.
None of the Above
How were Erik and Arthur finally caught for the thing(s) that they had done?
Mrs. Fisher found the stolen items from the fumigated houses in the storage unit.
Their teammates and classmates reported them to the principal.
Both Antoine Thomas and Paul told the police what they had witnessed at football practice.
Paul told on Erik and Arthur to his parents, and they called the police.
What really happened to Paul's eyesight?
Erik's friend sprayed white spray paint in them while Erik kept Paul's eyes open.
Erik poured bleach in his eyes.
Erik sprayed white spray paint in them while his friend kept Paul's eyes open.
Paul stared at a solar eclipse too long.
Mrs. Fisher discovers that Erik and Arthur have been the people stealing from the homes with the blue tents. How did she find this out?
Paul told her.
She caught them red-handed in the act.
Someone caught them on a surveillance video.
She found stolen items in her storage unit when she went looking for clothes.
What are Paul's nicknames in the book, one given to him by Gino and one by Victor?
Eclipse Boy, Jupiter
Mars, Fisher Man
Eclipse Boy, Dummy
Mars, Nerd
What did Paul and Joey do when the sinkhole incident occurred?
Ran for help.
Pulled students out of the inking portable.
Froze with fear.
Took pictures.
What did the soccer team at Tangerine Middle call themselves?
Smitten Kittens
Soaring Seagulls
War Eagles
Eager Eagles
Who killed Luis Cruz
Paul
Joey
Lightning
Arthur
Identify a flashback from the novel.
The argument between Joey and Tino.
The sinkhole at Lake Windsor Middle.
The vehicle chasing Paul with a bat.
The carnival.
Identify the relevant evidence from the text that supports the theme of lies/betrayal.
Paul's relationship with his brother Erik.
His parents' lie about his visual impairment.
The flashbacks.
The sinkhole.
Paul is kicked off the Lake Windsor soccer team because:
He is considered a visually impaired student and has an IEP; so the school's insurance policy says he can't play.
He is not very good.
There is already another goalie on the team.
Erik told everyone he couldn't see the ball.
What kind of fish does Mr. Costello say are in the lake?
Japenese Carp
Japenese Koi
Glandular Kok
Piercing Carp
What does Paul mean when he says "no one has to tell me what being #2 on the depth chart means?"
that he understands football
that he always feels he is 2nd best in the family
Erik is the oldest
he feels that dad likes Erik more becuase he is older
Joey tells Paul the reason he tried to take off Mike's shoes was because
Joey wants them for when he plays high school football.
Mike always took off his shoes at home to get comfortable.
Joey wanted to sell the shoes.
They were Joey's shoes and he wanted them back.
What shocks Paul about the Tangerine Soccer Team.
They are all over six feet tall.
There are girls on the team.
They practice with the high school.
They use pink soccer balls.
What did the Whippoorwills throw at the War Eagles and the referee?
Soda bottles
Granola Bars
Acorns
Shoes
On the bus after the first game, Victor told Paul they were?
Buddies
Acquaintances
Friends
Brothers
What was played over and over again on the news after the first football game?
Antoine making a field goal.
Erik falling flat on his back.
The fans cheering.
Arthur running down the field.
There are two problems at Paul's subdivision. What are they?
Burlaries and Bugs
Bugs and Fish
Dust Storms and Fleas
Gangs and Roadkill
What happend to Paul after he told Tino that he was the one who snitched on them about the carnival?
Tino knocked him to the ground.
All the soccer players turned on Paul.
Paul was kicked off the team.
Tino let him off the hook.
After playing Lake Windsor Middle School, why did Paul want to ride the bus back instead of going with his Mom?
Mom didn't have room in her car for his soccer gear.
He didn't want his team mates to know where he lives.
He wanted to ride back with his friends.
He was coveredby mud.
The koi have disappeared from Lake Windsor. What does Paul think happened?
The termites have destroyed the pond habitat.
The smoke from the much fires are polluting the pond.
They've been eaten by the osprey.
Someone has stolen them.
What happens when the Lake Windsor community tries to drown out the muck fires?
They create a mosquito-infested swamp.
They succeed in putting out the fires.
The extra water attracts alligators.
They drown out the local wild life.
While doing research for his science project, what does Paul find on his dad's computer.
A digital photo album that only has Erik in it.
A file titled, "Erik-Scholarship Offers".
Erik's Christmas gift list, but not Paul's.
A medical file on Paul's accident.
Why does Paul go to Luis' farm?
To ask Luis for a job.
To tell Tino about Joey quitting the team.
To see Theresa, who he secretly likes.
To learn more about the tangerine industry.
Why does Paul's neighborhood have a termite problem?
The lighting attracts the termites to the areas.
The muck fires are pushing the termites out of the grove.
The home builder burried the bulldozed trees under the houses.
The sinkhole diturbed their nests.
What huge decision did the Sports Commission do in light of the information about Antione Thomas' eligiblity?
Nullified all games he played in for Lake Windsor
Suspended him from his senior year of high school
Forced him to go back to Tangerine
Fined him 250 dollars.
What was Dad supposedly shocked about?
Antoine's Residence
The decision by the Sports Commission
Joey's Behavior
Paul's Attitude
What is an example of privilege based on race and social class in the story?
Erik and Arthur committed several acts of robbery/theft but their dads kept calling it a dumb thing to do and not "a crime."
Mr. Fisher & Mr. Bauer got the neighbors to not press charges against Erik and Arthur if they agreed to return all the stolen items.
One of the neighbors said if Erik and Arthur were from Tangerine they would have gotten them arrested.
ALL OF THE ABOVE
