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On My Honor
Reading Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which character let Joel and Tony ride their bikes to Starved Rock? | Joel's father |
| Which character owns a ten-speed Schwinn Bike? | Joel |
| Which character thought Joel might be sick? | Joel's mother |
| Which character chased Tony with his belt? | Mr. Zabrinsky |
| Which character never wanted to swim at the pool? | Tony |
| Which character was first Joel's, then Bobby's babysitter? | Mrs. Zabrinsky |
| Which character wanted to go with Joel on his paper route? | Bobby |
| Who wanted to ride to Starved Rock and who did not? | Tony wanted to ride to Starved Rock, but Joel did not |
| Who only had one brother? | Joel |
| Who had several brothers and sisters? | Tony |
| Who thought the river was dangerous? | Joel |
| Who pretended he was a sea monster in the river? | Tony |
| Who made the challenge to swim out to the sand bar? | Joel |
| Who won the race to the sand bar? | Joel |
| Who drowned in the Vermillion River? | Tony |
| What were the boys on their honor to do? | The boys were on their honor to only ride to Starved Rock Park and then back home. |
| How did the boys break their honor? | The boys broke their honor when they stopped along their way to the park to go swimming in the river. |
| Describe the conversation between Joel and his father at the end of the book. | Joel tried to blame his father for Tony's death because he allowed them to go in the first place when Joel didn't want to go. Joel admits that he feels guilty because he challenged Tony to swim to the sand bar. |
| Why do you think Joel was so worried that he smelled bad from the river? Why might this have troubled him? | Joel was worried that he smelled bad like the river because he didn't want someone else to smell him and know he'd been in the river. This troubled him b/c he felt guilt over what happened to Tony. |
| What is the name of the author of the book On My Honor? | Marion Dane Bauer |