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