Tangerine Part 2 Test

After you have read and taken notes over the summaries, take this test in a Google Doc and share with me. eroth@irvingisd.net



TANGERINE Part II Test

1.   Why did Joey try to take off Mike's shoes after Mike was struck by lightning?
 
A Joey wasn't sure why he had done that.
B Mike always felt better when he got his shoes off.
C Joey thought he could sell them.
D Mike had promised to give them to him.


2.   What happens in TMS's second soccer game?
*Remember this questions MAY or MAY NOT have more than one correct answer, so check all that apply.
 
A Paul scores a goal.
B Paul gets to play goalie.
C Paul goes berserk and attacks a player from the other team.
D Victor has to come out of the game because he got a red card.


3.
The following passage is an example of what literary term?

I stared hard in to the backyard. First I could see Erik and Arthur. Then I couldn't. And I remembered:
Our backyard in Huntsville. Mom and Dad were standing in front of me. Dad was directing Erik to move in a circle, around and behind me...

A foreshadowing
B flashback
C figurative language
D imagery

 

4.   Match each character to the appropriate description
 
_____ Maya

_____ Victor

_____ Gino

_____ Ms. Bright

_____ Mr. Donnelly

 
a. top goal-scorer in county for middle school soccer
b. TMS soccer coach who had an impressive athletic career
c. leader/captain for the LWMS soccer team
d. leader/captain for the TMS soccer team
e. Writer for the TANGERINE TIMES


5.   Why did Paul cry when he got off the bus after the last game?
 
A He was injured from when he missed a save and the ball hit him in the head.
B He was mad at himself for letting Lake Windsor score on him.
C He was so overcome with happiness because they were the champions and he had contributed as goalie.
D He was sad about them losing the county championship.


6.   The Homeowners' Association of Lake Windsor Downs met in the Fisher's home on Wednesday, October 4th. What concern(s) did they discuss?
*Remember this questions MAY or MAY NOT have more than one correct answer, so check all that apply.
 
A The pond's fish population
B The lightning rods on Mr. Donnelly's house
C Robberies in the houses that are being fumigated
D A termite problem


7.   What nickname is Joey Costello given?
 
A Mohawk Man
B Lightning Boy
C Shoe Salesman
D Charlie the Tuna


8.   Why does Paul's family not have time to eat dinner together anymore?
*Remember this questions MAY or MAY NOT have more than one correct answer, so check all that apply.
 
A Soccer Games
B Football Games
C School (including projects)
D Work


9.  Number these events in the order they happen.
 
_____ Paul starts a new cross-curricular group project.
_____ Tangerine Middle ties Lake Windsor Middle in the last game of the season.
_____ Paul has his first day of school at Tangerine Middle School.
_____ Paul visits the Tomas Cruz Groves and helps work with the citrus groves.


10.   Why hadn't Mr. Fisher responded to the college football offers that had arrived for Erik?
 
A He had been too busy with work.
B He was "holding out" for the top Florida schools.
C He wanted to wait until closer to the end of the football season.
D He was bargaining for a better scholarship from the interested schools.


11.   What is the specific topic that Paul's group chooses for the cross-curricular project?
 
A Florida agriculture
B Florida weather
C Florida citrus fruits
D Florida fruits and vegetables


12.   What nickname(s) has Paul been given throughout the novel?
*Remember this questions MAY or MAY NOT have more than one correct answer, so check all that apply.
 
A Mars
B Four Eyes
C Fisher Man
D Eclipse Boy


13.   Which of the following descriptions are accurate of Victor Guzman?
*Remember this questions MAY or MAY NOT have more than one correct answer, so check all that apply.
 
A He is a leader.
B He is a "trash-talker".
C He is a "ball-hog" and scores a lot of goals.
D He likes to give nicknames to people.


14.   True or False: Erik's family laughed at him when he appeared on the sports bloopers on the evening news.
 

15.   True or False: The Tangerine Middle School Team soccer team won the title of District/County Champions.
 
16.   What do Paul and Luis Cruz have in common?
*Remember this questions MAY or MAY NOT have more than one correct answer, so check all that apply.
 
A They both play/played goalie.
B They both attended Lake Windsor Middle School.
C They both have sisters.
D They both have some sort of "handicap".


17.   How is Tangerine Middle School different from Lake Windsor Middle School?
*Remember this questions MAY or MAY NOT have more than one correct answer, so check all that apply.
 
A The soccer team is smaller, and they have older jerseys.
B There is only one soccer team with boys and girls.
C TMS does not have portable classrooms.
D There are more minorities.


18.   Match each team to the appropriate mascot.
*Note: There is one answer choice that will not be used.
 
_____ Lake Winsor Middle School

_____ Tangerine Middle School

 
a. Seagulls
b. War Eagles
c. Fighting Tangerines


19.   Who seems to have a crush on Paul?
 
A Cara Clifton
B Theresa Cruz
C Kerri Gardner
D Maya Pandhi


20.   Match each character to the appropriate description.
 
_____ Paul

_____ Tino

_____ Shandra

_____ Luis

_____ Joey

 
a. Theresa's twin brother
b. backup goalie for the TMS soccer team
c. developer of the Golden Dawn Tangerine
d. new student/soccer player at TMS who does not like it there
e. starting goalie on the TMS soccer team


21.   Who is Paul's escort on his first and second day at Tangerine Middle School?
 
A Shandra Thomas
B Theresa Cruz
C Maya Pandhi
D Kerri Gardner