Tangerine Quizzes

Tangerine Quiz 1

1 Who is the author of Tangerine?
Paul Bloor

Edward Bloor

Erik Fisher

Paul Fisher
2 Who is the protagonist of Tangerine?
Betty Bright

Paul Fisher

Tino Cruz

Erik Fisher
3 Who is Castor?
Paul’s dog

Erik’s childhood friend

A man from Lake Windsor

The captain of the football team
4 Who discovers that Erik is the thief?
Paul Fisher

Mr. Fisher

Mrs. Fisher

Betty Bright
5 Betty Bright used to be an Olympic athlete. What was her sport?
Hurtles

Soccer

Discus

Swimming
6 Where does the sink hole open up?
Under Lake Windsor Middle School

Under Tangerine Middle School

Under the carnival

Under Lake Windsor High
7 What is Mr. Fisher’s job?
He picks oranges

He’s the high school principal

He’s the football coach

He’s director of the civil engineering department
8 Who is Victor?
Paul's neighbor

Erik's friend

Captain of the Seagulls

Captain of the War Eagles
9 What state is Tangerine in?
Florida

Lousiana

Texas

California
10 What state did the Fisher family move from?
Florida

California

Texas

New York
11 Which point of view is Tangerine told from?
Third person

Second person

Omniscient

First person
12 Of whom is Paul most afraid in the story?
Victor

Erik

Joey

Mr. Fisher
13 What does Mrs. Fisher do for a living?
She doesn’t have a job

She’s the receptionist at a hotel

She manages the Housing Association

She works in the tangerine groves
14 Who is Mr. Donnelly?
A man whose house was hit by lightning three times

A man who lives in Lake Windsor Downs

A man who writes for the Tangerine Times

All of the above
15 What team does Paul play for?
Tangerine County

The Alligators

The Seagulls

The War Eagles
16 What does Paul do during the freeze?
He helps the Cruz family save their trees

He stays home with his mom and drinks hot chocolate

He asks if he can help the Cruz family but his mom won’t let him

He has a sleepover at Joey’s
17 Why does Paul go to Tangerine Middle?
Because a sink hole ruins Lake Windsor middle school

Because he begs his mom and she lets him

Because he gets in a fight at Lake Windsor middle school

None of the above
18 Who becomes Paul’s girlfriend?
Theresa

Kerry

Shandra

He doesn't have a girlfriend
19 Who dies in the novel?
Arthur Bauer

Antoine Thomas

Paul's grandma

Mike Costello
20 Who is Arthur Bauer?
The striker on Paul’s team

Erik’s mean friend

A boy from Tangerine who plays on the Lake Windsor Seagulls

A boy who gets hit by lightning
21 What does Erik plan to do when he graduates?
Grow tangerines

Become an engineer

Play college football

Travel the world
22 Who finds out that Erik has been stealing from the neighors?
Mr. Donnelly

Mr. Fisher

Mrs. Fisher

Paul
23 Who goes to jail in the end of the book?
Erik Fisher

Arthur Bauer

Luis Crus

Antoine Thomas
24 Who is Antoine Thomas?
A boy who gets hit by lightning

A member of the Lake Windsor Seagulls who lives in Lake Windsor

Erik’s best friend

A member of the Lake Windsor Seagulls who lives in Tangerine
25 How does Luis Cruz die?
He hits his head while working in the field

Erik hits him on the head with a blackjack and he dies of an aneurism the next week

Antoine Thomas hits him on the head and he dies on the spot

Arthur hits him on the head with a blackjack after Erik tells him to and he dies of an aneurism the next week

What two truths does Grandpop have the courage to admit?

From the text:

Grandpop leveled a stare at him. "We did tell you so. Erik did need help. He needed a doctor's help."

Grandpop finally said, "OK, let me be the one to apologize. I don't have all the answers. I'm not saying I do." He said to Mom,...

Asked by Emori E #1388000

Answered by jill d #170087 on 12/20/2025 4:06 PM

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According to paul whats the main difference between soccer and football?

In soccer, Paul meets new people. In football, he has known people for a long time. Paul equates football with his brother Erik: both are violent and bring him negativity.

Asked by Luis M #1042698

Answered by Aslan on 9/5/2020 7:05 PM

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What is the outcome of the meeting?

Football practice will no longer be held in the afternoon because of lightning. Practices will be held in the morning.

Asked by Zeya C #1356338

Answered by jill d #170087 on 4/25/2025 8:50 PM

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