A) dogs are better than people B) dogs cannot be trusted because they are wild creatures C) dogs will attack each other if not separated by fences D) some dogs have a complex set of humanlike emotions
A) Animals can teach people how to find food B) Paulsen's dogs are smarter than he is C) Animals can teach people how to be better human beings D) Animals show us how to avoid getting hurt
A) because he feels most comfortable in the extreme cold B) to show that winter can be as beautiful as spring C) to get it out of the way early on D) to indicate the cold will play a major role in the plot
A) refuses to take part in the May Day races B) pretends that her accomplishments do not require any effort C) knows how to play the piano very well D) constantly wins first prizein class spelling bees
A) encourage Raymond to keep running B) give Raymond her ribbons and medals C) encourage Raymond to enter the spelling bee D) persuade Raymond to stop running
A) Squeaky wins many awards, but Raymond has nothing B) Squeaky worries that she won't win the race C) During the big race, Raymond runs outside the fence D) Squeaky challenges people who make fun of Raymond
A) stay in one place and his family's need to move B) leave Mexico and his desire to stay in California C) play the trumpet and his lack of musical ability D) leave his family and the family's need of his work
A) enjoys moving with his family during harvest B) feels pity for the sharecropper who hires his father C) wants to be a farmer when he grows up D) does not enjoy moving from place to place
A) going around and around in a circle B) a mystical connection among family members C) an electrical connection D) the family's travels as migrant workers
A) be shipped to a different country to live B) serve Lord Higa to save the village C) be taken to the palace to work as slaves D) be left in the mountains to die alone
A) "...will be treated with the respect and honor they deserve." B) "...will be sent to America." C) "...will be taken care of in a village for other old people." D) "...will be allowed to live out their years quietly."
A) make a drum sound without beating it B) make all the old people disappear C) make a silk thread weave through several holes D) make a rope of ash
A) He is fun-loving and lazy B) He lacks self-confidence C) He feels sorry for himself D) He is brave and intelligent
A) palm trees and coconuts B) birds C) a wooden crate D) warm sun
A) Stew cat B) Timothy's knife C) a signal fire D) attacking birds |