The Cricket in Times Square Chapter 8

1. Chester ate ____________ during the night.
a) a candy bar
b) half of the two dollar bill
c) the liverwurst
d) a leaf

2. Why did Chester eat this?
a) Chester wanted to see what the others would do if he ate it.
b) Chester liked the way it tasted.
c) Chester was hungry.
d) Chester was dreaming.

3. Mama hit Tucker with ________________.
a) a half dollar
b) a Fortune magazine
c) the pagoda cage
d) her earrings

4. What punishment did Chester and Mario receive?
a) Mario had to set Chester free.
b) Chester had to stay in the cage until Mario could repay the money.
c) Mario had to keep Chester in the matchbox at his house.
d) Chester had to be locked in the cash box.

5. How did Tucker get money?
a) Tucker worked for Harry Cat.
b) Tucker's mother gave him money on his birthday.
c) Tucker found it in the subway station.
d) Tucker gambled with the other mice.

6. How much money does Tucker have?
a) $2.93
b) $5.62
c) $.52
d) $100.00

7. The animals paid Mama back in this special way - 1 half dollar, 4 quarters, 1 dime, 5 nickels, and 15 pennies ______________.
a) because they wanted Mama to see a large pile of coins
b) because that is what Tucker had
c) so Tucker could keep at least one of each type of coin

8. The conflict in Chapter 8 is mostly the result of which event?
a) Tucker was hungry.
b) Tucker ate the $2.00 bill.
c) A storm came during the night.
d) The Bellinis found Tucker and Harry in the newsstand.

9. Which statement from Chapter 8 is an opinion?
a) Tucker Mouse poked Harry in the ribs.
b) Tucker Mouse was stingy with his worldly goods.
c) The cat and the mouse had to make several trips back and forth between the drain pipe and the newsstand, carrying the money in their mouths.
d) They asked Paul, the conductor, if he'd seen anyone around the newsstand.

10. From which point of view is The Cricket in Times Square written?
a) first person - The story is told from the view of I.
b) second person - The story is told from the view of you.
c) third person - The story is told from the view of he, she, and they or a person's name.



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1. (b)
2. (d)
3. (b)
4. (b)
5. (c)
6. (a)
7. (c)
8. (b)
9. (b)
10. (c)