cricket in times square powerpoint
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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.