The Cricket in Times Square Chapter 13
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
Chester stayed up most of the night ________________.
- playing for the animals
- learning new musical pieces
- talking to Tucker and Harry
- because he was too excited to sleep
How did people in New York learn about Chester?
- Mr. Smedley had flyers printed up and passed out.
- Mr. Smedley's letter was published in the New York Times.
- Mr. Smedley had the radio stations all over New York play the recording he made of Chester's playing.
Did everyone believe Chester was real?
- yes
- no
How many people came to listen to Chester the first day?
- 783
- 73
- 38
- 2
How was the Bellini's business doing after Chester began having concerts?
- fantastic
- fair
- terrible
How many times a day did Chester give a concert?
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
What did Chester like to eat?
- mulberry leaves
- chocolate
- fruit
- vegetables
How did Chester feel about being famous?
- happy
- sad
Why was Chester upset?
- Chester wanted to go swimming.
- Fall was coming.
- Chester wanted mulberry leaves.
- Chester missed his mother.
When Chester was sad, Mama want Mario took him __________.
- to the country
- to Sai Fong
- to the bug doctor
- to Times Square
What do you think Chester decided that make him feel relieved?
- to give only four concerts each day
- not to play any more music
- to learn more new songs
- to go home
The conflict in Chapter 13 is mostly the result of which event?
- Chester became sick from eating so many rich foods.
- Mario had to go to school, and he couldn't see Chester during the day.
- Chester was exhausted from playing so many concerts.
- Chester was homesick.
Which statement from Chapter 13 contains a cause-effect relationship?
- And as always in New York, when a little crowd formed, more people came just to see what the others were looking at.
- Mama Bellini had never seen such a crowd around the newsstand.
- "Read about the cricket, read about the cricket, it's in the New York Times."
- People snapped up the papers like candy.
Read this line from The Cricket in Times Square.
He tested his wings against each other, like a violinist making sure that his violin was in tune.
This line includes which literary technique?
- metaphor
- simile
- rhyme
- repetition