Cricket in Times Square
  • 1. Our plan was approved because it was clear and _______.
A) scrounging
B) eavesdropping
C) excitable
D) logical
  • 2. Grandma looked __________ at her photos of Grandpa on their wedding day.
A) logically
B) wistfully
C) sympathetically
D) excitable
  • 3. Jamie patted Ricky's back ________ when he didn't make the baseball team.
A) logically
B) sympathetically
C) excitable
D) acquaintance
  • 4. The puppies got very _________ when the doorbell or telephone rang.
A) logical
B) sympathetically
C) acquaintance
D) excitable
  • 5. When we were camping, we say two bears ____________ for food in the other campsites.
A) bickering
B) scrounging
C) eavesdropping
D) acquaintance
  • 6. I wouldn't say he's my friend, he's more of an ______________.
A) eavesdropping
B) excitable
C) acquaintance
D) sympathetically
  • 7. My sister caught me ____________ on her conversation with her friend.
A) scrounging
B) wistfully
C) sympathetically
D) eavesdropping
  • 8. What are two of Tucker Mouse's favorite activities?
A) playing with Harry and watching people in Times Square
B) scrounging garbage and swimming
C) listening to stories and eavesdropping
D) eating and sleeping
  • 9. What does the author mean when he says that neatness is not one of the things Tucker aimed at in life?
A) Tucker collects all kinds of things
B) Tucker's nest is very messy
C) Tucker wants to be neat, but is too lazy to pick up
D) Neatness is very important to Tucker
  • 10. Chester Cricket is touched that Tucker Mouse brings him liverwurst because ______________.
A) he has never eaten liverwurst before
B) He hasn't for weeks and he's starving
C) Tucker buys it for him
D) Tucker has only known him a few minutes and is sharing
  • 11. What does he mean when Tucker tells Chester that there are worse fates than being trapped under roast beef sandwiches?
A) Chester is lucky that he didn't get crushed.
B) It isn't so bad, because Chester can eat the sandwiches.
C) He hopes that Chester is very hungry.
D) It must be scary to be trapped under anything.
  • 12. Which statement from the selection shows how frightened Chester was?
A) "I could tell from the noise it must be New York."
B) "I was getting awfully cramped too, under those roast beef sandwiches."
C) "For all I knew, they could have been heading for Texas."
D) "They'll have to unpack the basket sooner or later."
  • 13. Where does most of this selection take place?
A) in a subway station in New York City
B) on a tree stump in Connecticut
C) at Grand Central Station in Jew Jersey
D) in a New York City drain pipe
  • 14. Which best describes how Chester feels before he meets Tucker and Harry?
A) hungry and sleepy
B) scared and sympathetic
C) nervous and afraid
D) purple
E) furious and full of energy
  • 15. Why is the friendship between Harry and Tucker unusual?
A) Chester doesn't like cats
B) Mice and cats are usually enemies.
C) Tucker is shy.
D) Harry is way taller than Tucker
  • 16. Chester makes the chirping sound by __________.
A) playing a violin
B) drawing his top wing over his bottom one
C) saying "crik, crik, crik"
D) singing loudly
  • 17. Why does Mario's mother think Chester is not a good pet for Mario?
A) Chester eats too much
B) She thinks Chester carries germs
C) purple
D) She wants Mario to have a dog
E) She does not like Chester's friends
  • 18. Why did George Selden write "The Cricket in Times Square"?
A) to prove that cats and mice can get along
B) To convince readers to get pet crickets
C) To entertain readers with a fictional story
D) to show off how much he knows about New York City
  • 19. How does Chester Cricket end up in Times Square?
A) He jumps
B) He is carried there in a picnic basket.
C) Harry the cat picked him up in a submarine
D) He takes a taxi from Connecticut
  • 20. What makes Chester feel better about staying in New York?
A) Harry doesn't eat him
B) Tucker shares his liverwurst
C) Mario's mom give him a big hug
D) seeing a familiar star
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