A) dogs cannot be trusted because they are wild creatures B) some dogs have a complex set of humanlike emotions C) dogs will attack each other if not separated by fences D) dogs are better than people
A) Animals can teach people how to find food B) Animals can teach people how to be better human beings C) Paulsen's dogs are smarter than he is D) Animals show us how to avoid getting hurt
A) to get it out of the way early on B) because he feels most comfortable in the extreme cold 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) refuses to take part in the May Day races B) knows how to play the piano very well C) constantly wins first prizein class spelling bees D) pretends that her accomplishments do not require any effort
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) During the big race, Raymond runs outside the fence 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) stay in one place and his family's need to move C) leave Mexico and his desire to stay in California D) play the trumpet and his lack of musical ability
A) wants to be a farmer when he grows up B) does not enjoy moving from place to place C) feels pity for the sharecropper who hires his father D) enjoys moving with his family during harvest
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) 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 allowed to live out their years quietly." B) "...will be taken care of in a village for other old people." 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 rope of ash C) make a drum sound without beating it D) make all the old people disappear
A) He is fun-loving and lazy B) He is brave and intelligent C) He feels sorry for himself D) He lacks self-confidence
A) birds B) warm sun C) a wooden crate D) palm trees and coconuts
A) a signal fire B) attacking birds C) Timothy's knife D) Stew cat |