Mario's family made a living by _______________ ' a selling Chinese food b running a soda shop c sel

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Mario's family made a living by _______________
.a) selling Chinese foodb) running a soda
shopc) selling newspapers and
magazinesd) running a taxi business
selling newspapers and magazines
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New York City
Mario lived in ________________ .a) Denverb)
New York Cityc) Miamid) Los Angeles
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Mario's family made a living by _______________
.a) selling Chinese foodb) running a soda
shopc) selling newspapers and
magazinesd) running a taxi business
selling newspapers and magazines
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Tucker was a mouse
Tucker was a ___________ .a) mouseb) catc)
cricketd) boy
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• 4. How was business with the newsstand?
• fair - Mario sold at papers to the people that
  got off of each train.
• very good - Mario was selling a lot of Sunday
  papers.
• ok - Mario had sold 75 papers that night.
• very slow - Mario had only sold 15 newspapers and
  4 magazines.

very slow - Mario had only sold 15 newspapers and
4 magazines.
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What nice thing did the conductor Paul do for
Mario?a) bought him a sodab) told passengers to
buy a newspaper as they left the trainc) gave
him .50 for a paper that only cost .25d) gave
him a train ticket
Paul gave him .50 for a paper that only cost
.25
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How did Mario know that the cricket was in the
subway station?a) Paul brought it to Mario.b)
He saw it in the corner.c) It jumped out from
under the newspapers.d) He heard it chirp.
He heard it chirp.
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Mario made a bed for the cricket out of a
___________ .a) Kleenex boxb) matchboxc) money
drawerd) paper cup
A matchbox
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How did Mama feel about the cricket?a) She said
a cricketer was a special kind of bug.b) She
said that cricketers were good luck.c) She
thought it was just a bug and should be thrown
away.
She thought it was just a bug and should be
thrown away.
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Mario said crickets were good for a) killing
antsb) telling the temperaturec) singing you to
sleep
telling the temperature.
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Mama said the cricketer would have to go if
__________ .a) they came down with peculiar
diseasesb) it made too much noisec) it became a
nuisance
they came down with peculiar diseases
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The Cricket in Times Square Chapters 3 - 4
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Chester was from Connecticut .
Where was Chester from? a) New York Cityb)
Connecticutc) Delawared) Philadelphia
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What food did Chester like?a) liverwurstb)
orangesc) chocolated) lettuce
Chester likes liverwurst.
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How long had it been since Chester had eaten?a)
1 dayb) a weekc) 3 daysd) 3 hours
3 days
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Why could Chester NOT get out of the picnic
basket? a) The lid was latchedb) He was trapped
under roast beef sandwiches.c) The basket was
inside a bag.
He was trapped under roast beef sandwiches.
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How did Chester get to New York? a) by car and
subway trainb) by busc) on a bicycle
By car and subway train.
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When do crickets usually chirp?a) springb)
early winterc) late falld) late summer
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late summer.
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What did Chester see that made him feel
better?a) another cricketb) a starc) a
swallow
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a star
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Why was Mario in a hurry to get to the
newsstand?a) Mario had a present waiting for him
at the newsstand.b) Mario wanted to get a
sandwich.c) Mario wanted to see the cricket.
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Mario wanted to see the cricket.
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What do crickets usually eat?a) mossb)
insectsc) leaves and grass
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Leaves and grass
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Where did Mario take Chester?a) soda shopb)
supermarketc) department stored) toy store
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Soda Shop
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What did Chester drink?a) strawberry sodab)
milkc) colad) lemon-lime soda
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strawberry soda
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What did the Bellini family like to listen to?a)
country musicb) rock-n-rollc) gospeld) opera
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opera
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Why did Mario want to go to China Town?a) to get
dinnerb) to buy a cricket cagec) to buy a
lanternd) to watch the parade
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to buy a cricket cage
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Chapter 6Sai Fong
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What form of transportation did Chester and Mario
use to get to China Town?a) bicycleb) busc)
subwayd) car
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Subway
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What did Sai Fong look like?a) very tall
Chinese lady wearing a silk kimonob) old Chinese
man wearing a silk vest over his shirt with
dragons c) young Chinese boy wearing a large hat
and sandalsd) young Chinese man wearing a
business suit
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Sai Fong was an old Chinese man wearing a silk
vest over his shirt with dragons
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What did the cricket cage look like?a) a bird
houseb) a pagodac) a cube with barsd) a round
cylinder
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a pagoda
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Sai Fong told the story of ____________ .a) the
first cricketb) a Chinese boyc) a cat and a
dogd) his parents building the shop
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the first cricket
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How much did the cage cost?a) 15b) 5c)
1.50d) 15
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15
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What gift did Sai Fong give Mario for the
cage?a) water cupb) bellc) shiny stoned)
leaves
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A bell
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What second gift did Sai Fong give Mario?a)
Chinese Fortune cookieb) fanc) lantern
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Chinese Fortune cookie
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What did the store look like?a) almost emptyb)
neat and tidyc) cluttered
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cluttered
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Chapter 7The Cricket Cage
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What kind of food do the Chinese make?a)
spaghetti and pizzab) many bean dishes with
pintos, navy, and butter beansc) unusual foods
made from bird's nests, sharks' fins, and
moused) tacos and burritos
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unusual foods made from bird's nests, sharks'
fins, and mouse.
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How did Chester feel about the cricket cage?a)
He felt like a prince in a castle.b) He felt
nervous to be locked in a cage.c) He thought the
cage was the best house in the whole world.d) He
felt like he was the emperor of China.
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He felt nervous to be locked in a cage.
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What did Tucker want to do with the cage?a)
throw it in the garbageb) sleep in it
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sleep in it
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What did Tucker want to sleep on?a)
marshmallowsb) dollar billsc) Kleenexd) silk
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Dollar Bills
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What did Tucker use for a pillow?a) a fifty cent
pieceb) a buttonc) a spool of threadd) Mama
Bellini's earrings
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Mama Bellini's earrings
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Where did Chester sleep?a) in the drainpipeb)
in the matchboxc) in the cash drawer
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• in the matchbox

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What did Chester eat?a) a candy barb) half of
the two dollar billc) the liverwurstd) a leaf
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half of the two dollar bill
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Why did Chester eat the two dollar bill?a) He
wanted to see what the others would do if he
ate it.b) He liked the way it tasted.c) He was
hungry.d) He was dreaming.
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He was dreaming.
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What did Mama hit Tucker with?a) a half
dollarb) a Fortune magazinec) the pagoda
caged) her earrings
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a Fortune magazine
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What punishment did Chester and Mario get?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.
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Chester had to stay in the cage until Mario could
repay the money.
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How did Tucker get money?a) He worked for Harry
Cat.b) His mother gave him money each
birthday.c) He found it in the subway station.
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His mother gave him money each birthday.
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How much money does Tucker have?a) 2.93b)
5.62c) .52
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2.93
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Why did Mario go back to see Sai Fong?a) to
buy a larger cageb) to ask what he should feed
Chesterc) to get a kimonod) to replace the lost
bell
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to ask what he should feed Chester
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Who was with Sai Fong?a) a little girlb) his
sonc) his daughterd) an old Chinese gentleman
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an old Chinese gentleman
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What did Mario put on before the dinner?a)
robeb) bibc) necklaced) silk shirt
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Mario put on a robe.
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How did Chester show he liked the Chinese
food?a) He ate a lot.b) He chirped.c) He
jumped in the chop suey.
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He chirped.
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What did the book say to feed Chester?a)
antsb) ivyc) mossd) mulberry leaves
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mulberry leaves
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What did the Chinese men do for a greeting?a)
waveb) said helloc) bowed
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They bowed
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Chapter 10
The Dinner Party

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Why were the animals celebrating?a) Tucker
finding a fifty cent pieceb) Chester's two month
anniversaryc) Harry Cat finding a girl friend
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Chester's two month anniversary
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Name one food they had at the dinner party.a)
birthday cakeb) Hershey chocolate barc) potato
chipsd) corn on the cob
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Hershey chocolate bar
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Who was at the party?a) Mario, Chester, and
Tuckerb) Harry and Tuckerc) Mario and
Chesterd) Harry, Chester, and Tucker
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Harry, Chester, and Tucker
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What was really special about the coke?a) It
still had carbonation.b) It was served with
ice.
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It was served with ice.
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What bad thing happened at the party?a) Tucker
fell and broke his legb) a fire startedc)
Chester bumped his headd) Harry Cat's tail was
caught in the door
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a fire started
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How did Chester get help?a) chirpedb) set off
the alarm clockc) turned up the radio
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set off the alarm clock
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Chapter 11

• The Jinx

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How much stuff did the Bellini's lose in the
fire?a) everythingb) only a few stacks of
Ladies' Home Journalc) half of the magazines and
newspapers in the stand
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only a few stacks of Ladies' Home Journal
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Who did Mama blame for the fire?a) the night
watchmanb) Paulc) the cricket
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the cricket
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What name did Mama call Chester?a) jinxb) bad
luck charmc) nasty bug
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jinx
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How did the fire start?a) cigaretteb)
candlec) matches
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matches
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What did Chester do when he was sad?a) sangb)
criedc) hide
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Chester sang when he was sad
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How did Papa feel when he heard Chester?a)
madb) excitedc) surprisedd) happy
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surprised
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What kind of music did Chester play?a) Italian
operab) popc) rock-n-rolld) country
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Italian opera
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Chapter 12

• Mr. Smedley

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How was Chester going to learn new songs?a) by
listening to the radiob) by listening to
recordsc) by visiting the theaters in Times
Square
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by listening to the radio
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Because it was Sunday, Chester decided to sing
___________ .a) Italian songsb) patriotic
songsc) hymnsd) violin pieces
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Because it was Sunday, Chester decided to sing
hymns
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Did Mr. Smedley believe Chester could sing when
Mama, Papa, and Mario told him that he
could?a) yesb) no
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noMr. Smedley did not believe Chester could
sing when Mama, Papa, and Mario told him that
he could?
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What "test" did Mr. Smedley give Chester?a)
Mr. Smedley recorded Chester on a tape player.b)
Mr. Smedley whistled the scale - do, re, mi, fa,
sol, la, te, do.c) Mr. Smedley played a new and
difficult song.
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Mr. Smedley whistled the scale - do, re, mi, fa,
sol, la, te, do.
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How did Mr. Smedley feel about Chester's
songs?a) badb) just okc) wonderful
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wonderful
Mr. Smedley felt wonderful about Chester's songs
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What did Mr. Smedley do to let everyone know
about Chester?a) wrote a letter to the New York
Timesb) put up postersc) announced it over the
loud speakers
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Mr. Smedley wrote a letter to the New York Times
Chester sings wonderfully
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Chapter 13

• Fame

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Why did Chester stay up most of the night?a)
playing for the animalsb) learning new musical
piecesc) talking to Tucker and Harry
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learning new musical pieces
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How did people in New York learn about
Chester?a) Mr. Smedley had flyers printed up
and passed out.b) Mr. Smedley's letter was
published in the New York Times.c) Mr. Smedley
had the radio stations all over New York play the
recording he made of Chester's playing.
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Mr. Smedley's letter was published in the New
York Times.
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How many people came to listen to Chester the
first day?a) 783b) 73c) 38
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783
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How was the Bellini's business doing?a)
fantasticb) fairc) poorly
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Fantastic
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How many times a day did Chester give a
concert?a) 1b) 2c) 3d) 4
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Chester gave two concerts a day.
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What did Chester like to eat?a) mulberry
leavesb) chocolatec) fruitd) vegetables
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Chester like to eat mulberry leaves.
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How did Chester feel about being famous?a)
happyb) sad
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Chester felt sad about being famous?
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Why was Chester upset?a) He wanted to go
swimming.b) Fall was coming.c) He wanted
mulberry leaves.
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Fall was coming.
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When Chester was sad, where did Mama want Mario
to take him?a) countryb) to Sai Fongc) bug
doctor
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bug doctor
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Chapter 14

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How was Chester feeling?a) wonderfulb) finec)
sad
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sad
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What time of year was it?a) Summerb) Winterc)
Springd) Fall
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It was the fall.
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Where did Chester want to go?a) to the
theaterb) homec) to China Townd) to Mario's
house
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Chester wanted to go home.
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How did Tucker and Harry feel about Chester
going?a) that Chester should be happyb) that
they would do anything to make him stayc) they
wanted him to go
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that Chester should be happy
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What was the one worry Chester had about
leaving?a) He would miss everyone.b) He might
get lost.c) He would not make the long
journey.d) The Bellini's needed the money he was
making them.
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The Bellini's needed the money he was making
them.
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What day was the farewell performance?a)
Tuesdayb) Wednesdayc) Fridayd) Saturday
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Friday
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What was the last concert like?a) exceptionalb)
just so soc) terrible
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exceptional
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How many people came to the concert?a) manyb) a
few
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Many people came to the concert?
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What did Mario and Chester do after supper?a)
went for a walkb) practicedc) sleepd) played
games
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Mario and Chester played games after supper.
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What did Chester take with him?a) Mama's
earringb) Kleenexc) the silver belld) a candy
bar
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the silver bell
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How would Chester know when he reached home?a)
The conductor would tell him.b) He would
recognize the smell.c) He would see the fields.
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He would recognize the smell.
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How did Mario know that Chester wouldn't come
back?a) He took the bell.b) He just had a
feeling.c) He saw him leave.
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He took the bell.