A) dogs will attack each other if not separated by fences
B) dogs are better than people
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) Animals show us how to avoid getting hurt
C) Animals can teach people how to find food
D) Paulsen's dogs are smarter than he is

A) because he feels most comfortable in the extreme cold
B) to show that winter can be as beautiful as spring
C) to get it out of the way early on
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) persuade Raymond to stop running
D) encourage Raymond to enter the spelling bee

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

A) play the trumpet and his lack of musical ability
B) stay in one place and his family's need to move
C) leave Mexico and his desire to stay in California
D) leave his family and the family's need of his work

A) feels pity for the sharecropper who hires his father
B) wants to be a farmer when he grows up
C) does not enjoy moving from place to place
D) enjoys moving with his family during harvest

A) the family's travels as migrant workers
B) a mystical connection among family members
C) an electrical connection
D) going around and around in a circle

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

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

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

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

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

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