A) dogs are better than people
B) some dogs have a complex set of humanlike emotions
C) dogs will attack each other if not separated by fences
D) dogs cannot be trusted because they are wild creatures

A) Animals can teach people how to be better human beings
B) Animals can teach people how to find food
C) Paulsen's dogs are smarter than he is
D) Animals show us how to avoid getting hurt

A) to show that winter can be as beautiful as spring
B) because he feels most comfortable in the extreme cold
C) to indicate the cold will play a major role in the plot
D) to get it out of the way early on

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) give Raymond her ribbons and medals
B) persuade Raymond to stop running
C) encourage Raymond to keep running
D) encourage Raymond to enter the spelling bee

A) Squeaky challenges people who make fun of Raymond
B) Squeaky wins many awards, but Raymond has nothing
C) Squeaky worries that she won't win the race
D) During the big race, Raymond runs outside the fence

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) play the trumpet and his lack of musical ability
D) leave Mexico and his desire to stay in California

A) does not enjoy moving from place to place
B) enjoys moving with his family during harvest
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) the family's travels as migrant workers
D) a mystical connection among family members

A) be taken to the palace to work as slaves
B) be left in the mountains to die alone
C) serve Lord Higa to save the village
D) be shipped to a different country to live

A) "...will be taken care of in a village for other old people."
B) "...will be treated with the respect and honor they deserve."
C) "...will be sent to America."
D) "...will be allowed to live out their years quietly."

A) make all the old people disappear
B) make a rope of ash
C) make a drum sound without beating it
D) make a silk thread weave through several holes

A) He lacks self-confidence
B) He is fun-loving and lazy
C) He is brave and intelligent
D) He feels sorry for himself

A) palm trees and coconuts
B) birds
C) a wooden crate
D) warm sun

A) a signal fire
B) attacking birds
C) Stew cat
D) Timothy's knife