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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

New York CityMario lived in ________________ .a) Denverb) New York Cityc) Miamid) Los Angeles

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

Tucker was a ___________ .a) mouseb) catc) cricketd) boy

Tucker was a mouse

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4. How was business with the newsstand?

a)fair - Mario sold at papers to the people that got off of each train.

b)very good - Mario was selling a lot of Sunday papers.

c)ok - Mario had sold 75 papers that night.

d)very slow - Mario had only sold 15 newspapers and 4 magazines.

very slow - Mario had only sold 15 newspapers and 4 magazines.

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

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.

Mario made a bed for the cricket out of a ___________ .a) Kleenex boxb) matchboxc) money drawerd) paper cup

A matchbox

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.

Mario said crickets were good for

a) killing antsb) telling the temperaturec) singing you to sleep

telling the temperature.

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

The Cricket in Times Square Chapters 3 - 4

Where was Chester from?

a) New York Cityb) Connecticutc) Delawared) Philadelphia

Chester was from Connecticut .

What food did Chester like?a) liverwurstb) orangesc) chocolated) lettuce

Chester likes liverwurst.

How long had it been since Chester had eaten?

a) 1 dayb) a weekc) 3 daysd) 3 hours

3 days

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.

How did Chester get to New York?

a) by car and subway trainb) by busc) on a bicycle

By car and subway train.

When do crickets usually chirp?

a) springb) early winter

c) late falld) late summer

late summer.

What did Chester see that made him feel better?

a) another cricketb) a starc) a swallow

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.

Mario wanted to see the cricket.

What do crickets usually eat?

a) mossb) insectsc) leaves and grass

Leaves and grass

Where did Mario take Chester?

a) soda shopb) supermarketc) department stored) toy store

Soda Shop

What did Chester drink?

a) strawberry sodab) milkc) colad) lemon-lime soda

strawberry soda

What did the Bellini family like to listen to?a) country musicb) rock-n-rollc) gospeld) opera

opera

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

to buy a cricket cage

Chapter 6

Sai Fong

What form of transportation did Chester and Mario use to get to China Town?

a) bicycleb) busc) subwayd) car

Subway

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

Sai Fong was an old Chinese man wearing a silk vest over his shirt with dragons

What did the cricket cage look like?

a) a bird houseb) a pagodac) a cube with barsd) a round cylinder

a pagoda

Sai Fong told the story of ____________ .

a) the first cricketb) a Chinese boyc) a cat and a dogd) his parents building the shop

the first cricket

How much did the cage cost?a) $15b) $5

c) $1.50d) 15¢

15¢

What gift did Sai Fong give Mario for the cage?

a) water cupb) bellc) shiny stoned) leaves

A bell

What second gift did Sai Fong give Mario?

a) Chinese Fortune cookieb) fanc) lantern

Chinese Fortune cookie

What did the store look like?

a) almost emptyb) neat and tidyc) cluttered

cluttered

Chapter 7

The Cricket Cage

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

unusual foods made from bird's nests, sharks' fins,

and mouse.

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.

He felt nervous to be locked in a cage.

What did Tucker want to do with the cage?

a) throw it in the garbageb) sleep in it

sleep in it

What did Tucker want to sleep on?

a) marshmallowsb) dollar billsc) Kleenexd) silk

Dollar Bills

What did Tucker use for a pillow?a) a fifty cent pieceb) a buttonc) a spool of threadd) Mama Bellini's earrings

Mama Bellini's earrings

Where did Chester sleep?a) in the drainpipeb) in the matchboxc) in the cash drawer

in the matchbox

What did Chester eat?

a) a candy barb) half of the two dollar billc) the liverwurstd) a leaf

half of the two dollar bill

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.

He was dreaming.

What did Mama hit Tucker with?

a) a half dollarb) a Fortune magazinec) the pagoda caged) her earrings

a Fortune magazine

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.

Chester had to stay in the cage until Mario could

repay the money.

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.

His mother gave him money each birthday.

How much money does Tucker have?

a) $2.93b) $5.62c) $.52

$2.93

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

to ask what he should feed Chester

Who was with Sai Fong?

a) a little girlb) his sonc) his daughterd) an old Chinese gentleman

an old Chinese gentleman

What did Mario put on before the dinner?

a) robeb) bibc) necklaced) silk shirt

Mario put on a robe.

How did Chester show he liked the Chinese food?

a) He ate a lot.b) He chirped.c) He jumped in the chop suey.

He chirped.

What did the book say to feed Chester?

a) antsb) ivyc) mossd) mulberry leaves

mulberry leaves

What did the Chinese men do for a greeting?

a) waveb) said helloc) bowed

They bowed

Chapter 10

The Dinner Party

Why were the animals celebrating?

a) Tucker finding a fifty cent pieceb) Chester's two month anniversaryc) Harry Cat finding a girl friend

Chester's two month anniversary

Name one food they had at the dinner party.

a) birthday cakeb) Hershey chocolate barc) potato chipsd) corn on the cob

Hershey chocolate bar

Who was at the party?a) Mario, Chester, and Tuckerb) Harry and Tuckerc) Mario and Chesterd) Harry, Chester, and Tucker

Harry, Chester, and Tucker

What was really special about the coke?

a) It still had carbonation.b) It was served with ice.

It was served with ice.

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

a fire started

How did Chester get help?a) chirpedb) set off the alarm clockc) turned up the radio

set off the alarm clock

Chapter 11

The Jinx

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

only a few stacks of Ladies' Home Journal

Who did Mama blame for the fire?

a) the night watchmanb) Paulc) the cricket

the cricket

What name did Mama call Chester?

a) jinxb) bad luck charmc) nasty bug

jinx

How did the fire start?

a) cigaretteb) candlec) matches

matches

What did Chester do when he was sad?

a) sangb) criedc) hide

Chester sang when he was

sad

How did Papa feel when he heard Chester?a) madb) excitedc) surprisedd) happy

surprised

What kind of music did Chester play?

a) Italian operab) popc) rock-n-rolld) country

Italian opera

Chapter 12

Mr. Smedley

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

by listening to the radio

Because it was Sunday, Chester decided to sing ___________ .

a) Italian songsb) patriotic songsc) hymnsd) violin pieces

Because it was Sunday, Chester decided to sing hymns

Did Mr. Smedley believe Chester could sing when Mama, Papa, and Mario told him that he could?

a) yesb) no

no

Mr. Smedley did not believe

Chester could sing when Mama, Papa, and Mario

told him that he could?

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.

Mr. Smedley whistled the scale - do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, te, do.

How did Mr. Smedley feel about Chester's songs?

a) badb) just okc) wonderful

wonderful

Mr. Smedley felt wonderful about

Chester's songs

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

Mr. Smedley wrote a letter to the New York Times

Chester sings wonderfully

Chapter 13

Fame

Why did Chester stay up most of the night?

a) playing for the animalsb) learning new musical piecesc) talking to Tucker and Harry

learning new musical pieces

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.

Mr. Smedley's letter was published in the

New York Times.

How many people came to listen to Chester the first day?a) 783b) 73c) 38

783

How was the Bellini's business doing?a) fantasticb) fairc) poorly

Fantastic

How many times a day did Chester give a concert?a) 1b) 2c) 3d) 4

Chester gave two concerts a day.

What did Chester like to eat?

a) mulberry leavesb) chocolatec) fruitd) vegetables

Chester like to eat mulberry leaves.

How did Chester feel about being famous?

a) happyb) sad

Chester felt sad about being famous?

Why was Chester upset?

a) He wanted to go swimming.b) Fall was coming.c) He wanted mulberry leaves.

Fall was coming.

When Chester was sad, where did Mama want Mario to take him?

a) countryb) to Sai Fongc) bug doctor

bug doctor

Chapter 14

Orpheus

How was Chester feeling?

a) wonderfulb) finec) sad

sad

What time of year was it?

a) Summerb) Winterc) Springd) Fall

It was the fall.

Where did Chester want to go?

a) to the theaterb) homec) to China Townd) to Mario's house

Chester wanted to go home.

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

that Chester should be happy

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.

The Bellini's needed the money he was making them.

What day was the farewell performance?

a) Tuesdayb) Wednesdayc) Fridayd) Saturday

Friday

What was the last concert like?a) exceptionalb) just so soc) terrible

exceptional

How many people came to the concert?a) manyb) a few

Many people came to the concert?

What did Mario and Chester do after supper?

a) went for a walkb) practicedc) sleepd) played games

Mario and Chester played games after supper.

What did Chester take with him?

a) Mama's earringb) Kleenexc) the silver belld) a candy bar

the silver bell

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.

He would recognize the smell.

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.

He took the bell.