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