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Tangerine test rev.
test review for the novel Tangerine
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did Paul remember just as they were getting ready to leave Houston? | He was attacked while riding his bike. |
| What was actually causing the smoke around the new house in Tangerine? | It was caused by the muck fires near the development. |
| Why does Paul think that Eric is a phony? | He pretends to be interested in things at school. |
| What did his brother do that shocked Paul after he was told that Mike Costello was dead? | Eric and Arthur were in the backyard laughing about it and what Mike looked like. |
| What did Joey do that made Eric and Arthur laugh so much? | He tried to get the shoes off Mike's dead body. |
| Who supported Mom at the football parent meeting at the Fisher home and why? | Mr. Donnelly supported Mom the most because his house has been struck by lightning three times, and he can't sell it or get homeowner's insurance. |
| Why was Paul's favorite part of the carnival the Wonders of the World? | He feels like a Freak, too. |
| What did Paul and Joey do when they saw Portable 19 going down the sinkhole? | They ran to help kids get out of it. |
| How was Old Charley able to afford the high life that he was living? | He accepted bribes from all the builders and developers in the county. |
| What was the family's first clue that something was wrong at their development? | It was built next to the muck fires. |
| What news did Paul get after he got home from his first soccer game on the Tangerine team? | Joey called and told Paul he was going to Tangerine Middle School on Monday. |
| Why was Paul worried about Eric's lack of reaction to his fall in the mud? | Paul knew that someone was going to pay for Eric's embarrassment, and he was afraid it was going to be him. |
| What happened when the community tried to put out the muck fires? | They poured water on them and caused the mosquito population to explode. |
| Why did Paul go back to the citrus groves? | Their science project got him very interested in the citrus industry, especially the development of the new tangerine. |
| What is the most likely reason that Dad doesn't do anything about Erik's bad behavior? | He doesn't want to upset the Erik Fisher football dream. |
| What happened at Erik's football practice when Luis came to confront him about hitting Tino? | Arthur hit him in the head with a blackjack, knocking him down. |
| What was Dad's only concern about Paul spending the night out at Tino's? | Dad didn't want him to miss Erik's last football game. |
| What happened when Paul heard Eric yell "Shut up, Castor"? | Paul remembered why he was afraid of Eric. Eric had held him down while Castor had sprayed spray paint in his eyes when he was four or five years old. |
| What was the Lake Windsor High School's consequence for letting Antoine play football? | The high school lost its football title and all the records that had been set the three years that Antoine had been playing for them. |