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) Animals show us how to avoid getting hurt C) Animals can teach people how to be better human beings D) Paulsen's dogs are smarter than he is
A) because he feels most comfortable in the extreme cold B) to get it out of the way early on C) to show that winter can be as beautiful as spring D) to indicate the cold will play a major role in the plot
A) pretends that her accomplishments do not require any effort B) refuses to take part in the May Day races C) constantly wins first prizein class spelling bees D) knows how to play the piano very well
A) encourage Raymond to keep running B) encourage Raymond to enter the spelling bee C) persuade Raymond to stop running D) give Raymond her ribbons and medals
A) Squeaky challenges people who make fun of Raymond B) Squeaky worries that she won't win the race C) During the big race, Raymond runs outside the fence D) Squeaky wins many awards, but Raymond has nothing
A) leave Mexico and his desire to stay in California B) play the trumpet and his lack of musical ability C) stay in one place and his family's need to move 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) a mystical connection among family members B) an electrical connection C) the family's travels as migrant workers D) going around and around in a circle
A) be left in the mountains to die alone B) serve Lord Higa to save the village C) be shipped to a different country to live D) be taken to the palace to work as slaves
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 a silk thread weave through several holes C) make all the old people disappear D) make a rope of ash
A) He is fun-loving and lazy B) He feels sorry for himself C) He lacks self-confidence D) He is brave and intelligent
A) warm sun B) palm trees and coconuts C) a wooden crate D) birds
A) Stew cat B) a signal fire C) Timothy's knife D) attacking birds |