What does the main character learn throughout the story? Answer in 3 - 5 complete sentences.
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Question 2 (Essay Worth 10 points)
What motivates the main character throughout the story? Answer in 3 - 5 complete sentences.
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Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
What happens LAST in this book?
Paul and his soccer team tie their last game.
Arthur is arrested.
Antoine Thomas's confession is published in the paper.
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Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Which of the following is a fact?
Erik is the star of his football team.
Paul's grandparents know about Erik's bad behavior.
Paul is the coolest kid to ever go to Tangerine Middle School.
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Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Who “ratted out” the Tangerine Middle School soccer players for vandalism at the carnival?
Paul
Joey
Tino
Erik
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Question 6 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Why does Paul's dad become the Director of Civil Engineering?
His boss dies suddenly.
His boss is fired.
His boss retires.
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Question 7 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
What did Erik and Arthur do when Joey was visiting at Paul’s house?
They showed off with football plays.
They ignored the younger boys.
They laughed and joked about Mike, Joey’s brother.
They helped them with their science project.
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Question 8 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
What does Golden Dawn mean to the Cruz family?
A perfect morning
A special tangerine
The best time of the day for soccer
A new housing development in the area
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Question 9 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Why did Paul’s mom organize a parents’ meeting at their home?
She formed a parent committee for the soccer team.
She wanted to stop afternoon football practice.
She wanted to start a community group to protect the koi fish.
She wanted to plan a neighborhood picnic.
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Question 10 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Why does it matter where Antoine Thomas lived?
His parents moved without telling anyone.
No one in his neighborhood liked him.
He was ineligible to play football for Lake Windsor High School.
He was the only quarterback in the county.
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Question 11 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
What is the main idea of this book?
Tangerine groves have the most beautiful smell on earth.
People who are very violent will not change without help.
Girls only like guys who are mean.
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Question 12 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Why are the koi fish disappearing from the pond?
Someone is stealing them.
They are escaping through an underground river.
The ospreys are eating them.
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Question 13 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Why was Arthur arrested?
He robbed the tented houses.
He knew who killed Luis.
He killed Luis.
He had vandalized the neighborhood.
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Question 14 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
What did Paul’s mom do on his first day at Tangerine Middle School?
She got lost and was late.
She lost his paperwork that said he was visually impaired.
She picked him up early.
She tried to explain why he could not play soccer again.
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Question 15 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Why did Paul change schools from Lake Windsor Middle School to Tangerine Middle School?
The sinkhole destroyed the portable classrooms.
There were fewer lightning strikes there.
He could choose to go there and he saw it as a chance to play soccer.
All seventh graders were sent to Tangerine Middle School.
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Question 2 (Essay Worth 10 points)
What motivates the main character throughout the story? Answer in 3 - 5 complete sentences.
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Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
What happens LAST in this book?
Paul and his soccer team tie their last game.
Arthur is arrested.
Antoine Thomas's confession is published in the paper.
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Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Which of the following is a fact?
Erik is the star of his football team.
Paul's grandparents know about Erik's bad behavior.
Paul is the coolest kid to ever go to Tangerine Middle School.
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Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Who “ratted out” the Tangerine Middle School soccer players for vandalism at the carnival?
Paul
Joey
Tino
Erik
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Question 6 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Why does Paul's dad become the Director of Civil Engineering?
His boss dies suddenly.
His boss is fired.
His boss retires.
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Question 7 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
What did Erik and Arthur do when Joey was visiting at Paul’s house?
They showed off with football plays.
They ignored the younger boys.
They laughed and joked about Mike, Joey’s brother.
They helped them with their science project.
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Question 8 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
What does Golden Dawn mean to the Cruz family?
A perfect morning
A special tangerine
The best time of the day for soccer
A new housing development in the area
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Question 9 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Why did Paul’s mom organize a parents’ meeting at their home?
She formed a parent committee for the soccer team.
She wanted to stop afternoon football practice.
She wanted to start a community group to protect the koi fish.
She wanted to plan a neighborhood picnic.
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Question 10 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Why does it matter where Antoine Thomas lived?
His parents moved without telling anyone.
No one in his neighborhood liked him.
He was ineligible to play football for Lake Windsor High School.
He was the only quarterback in the county.
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Question 11 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
What is the main idea of this book?
Tangerine groves have the most beautiful smell on earth.
People who are very violent will not change without help.
Girls only like guys who are mean.
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Question 12 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Why are the koi fish disappearing from the pond?
Someone is stealing them.
They are escaping through an underground river.
The ospreys are eating them.
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Question 13 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Why was Arthur arrested?
He robbed the tented houses.
He knew who killed Luis.
He killed Luis.
He had vandalized the neighborhood.
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Question 14 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
What did Paul’s mom do on his first day at Tangerine Middle School?
She got lost and was late.
She lost his paperwork that said he was visually impaired.
She picked him up early.
She tried to explain why he could not play soccer again.
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Question 15 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Why did Paul change schools from Lake Windsor Middle School to Tangerine Middle School?
The sinkhole destroyed the portable classrooms.
There were fewer lightning strikes there.
He could choose to go there and he saw it as a chance to play soccer.
All seventh graders were sent to Tangerine Middle School.
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