The Cricket in Times Square Chapter 9

1. Mario went back to see Sai Fong ____________.
a) to buy a larger cage
b) to ask what he should feed Chester
c) to get a kimono
d) to replace the lost bell

2. Sai Fong was with ________.
a) a little girl
b) his son
c) his daughter
d) an old Chinese gentleman

3. Mario put on _________ before the dinner.
a) a robe
b) a bib
c) a necklace
d) a silk shirt

4. Tell one food Mario was served.
a) apple pie
b) fried noodles
c) hot dog
d) French fries

5. Mario ate the food with ______________.
a) a spoon
b) a fork
c) chop sticks
d) his fingers

6. How did Chester show he liked the Chinese food?
a) Chester ate a lot.
b) Chester chirped.
c) Chester jumped in the chop suey.
d) Chester grinned at Mario.

7. The book said to feed Chester _____________.
a) ants
b) ivy
c) moss
d) mulberry leaves

8. For a greeting the Chinese men _____________.
a) waved
b) said hello
c) bowed

9. Then drawing himself up to his full height, he made a very low and solemn bow.

The word drawing most likely means _______.
a) to hold a lottery, choose a winner
b) to sketch (someone or something) in lines
c) to pull out to full or greater length; stretch
d) to bend (a bow) by pulling back its string in preparation for shooting an arrow

10. Which statement from Chapter 9 contains a cause-effect relationship?
a) There are all kinds of Chinese vegetables in the chow yuk-string beans and pea pods, and also pieces of diced chicken.
b) The problem is that my cricket eats money, so I think he must not be getting the right things to eat.
c) All of a sudden the Chinese gentleman began to squeak with excitement.
d) We've got to find a mulberry tree.

11. Which question does Chapter 9 answer?
a) What food should Mario feed Chester?
b) Will Mario return to Sai Fong's shop a third time?
c) How old is Sai Fong?
d) What songs did Chester sing for the old Chinamen?

12. Which sequence best describes the order of events in Chapter 9?

1) Mario eats a Chinese dinner with Sai Fong and an old Chinaman.
2) Mario goes to Chinatown to ask Sai Fong what to feed Chester.
3) Mario decides there must be something wrong with Chester's diet.
4) Mario returns home with mulberry leaves.
a) 3, 2, 1, 4
b) 3, 2, 4, 1
c) 3, 4, 2, 1
d) 2, 3, 1, 4



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