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Tangerine Study Guide Questions
Answer in complete sentences. Incomplete sentences will earn incomplete credit.
Part 1 August 18-August 23 pp. 1-32
1) Why were Paul and his mother leaving Houston?
2) How does the author describe Mom’s character at the beginning of the story?
3) What incident does Paul remember as he and his mom are about to leave the house?
4) What is your feeling of Erik now that Paul tells us the story about the baseball bat?
5) What does Paul mean when he says, “I can see everything. I can see things that Mom and Dad can’t. Or won’t.”?
6) How does Paul react when he first sees Florida?
7) How does Paul feel about Dad’s enthusiasm for Erik’s football practices?
8) Why is Erik’s football career so important to Dad?
9) Why do Paul and his mom think their house is burning?
10) Why was Paul impressed with Mike Costello?
11) Why is Paul’s mother so concerned about P.E. classes?
12) Why was Paul so confident that he would get onto the soccer team?
