Tangerine Homework Questions: Answer the questions in complete sentences in Cornell Note form.

  1. Where are Paul and his mother at the beginning of the book? Where are they moving? Why?
  2. Why can’t Paul look directly into the sun?
  3. What incident does Paul remember?
  4. Who does Paul think is responsible for the incident?

Friday, August 18th

  1. What does Paul expect to see in Florida?
  2. Why are the citrus trees burning?
  3. What does Paul think should be done with them?
  4. What will Dad be able to do daily since he can create his own hours?

Saturday, August 19th

  1. What woke Paul up?
  2. What does Paul smell when he walks outside?
  3. What does Mom decide to do about the smoke?
  4. What does the firefighter tell them?

Saturday, August 19th, later

  1. What position does Erik play?
  2. What position does Mike play?
  3. What does Paul think will happen to Mike once he gets caught up in the Erik Fisher Football Dream?

Monday, August 21st

  1. What do you learn about Mom’s view of complaining?
  2. What do you learn about Paul’s eyesight? Why does he say he can see fine?
  3. What does Paul’s father do for a living?
  4. What position does Paul play on the soccer team?

Wednesday, August 23rd

  1. What is Erik expected to do at the football games?
  2. Why doesn’t Paul like football?
  3. When did Dad become interested in sports?
  4. What happens every day during football practice?
  5. What happens when Paul plays soccer with some of the other boys?

Monday, August 28th

  1. What does Paul realize about all the housing developments in which he has lived?
  2. What did Erik’s friends call Paul when he was in kindergarten? Why?
  3. What happens to Paul once Science class starts?
  4. What does Paul tell Kerri?

Wednesday, August 30th

  1. What does Mom do to Erik every night at dinner?
  2. Why do the boys jack up their trucks?
  3. What does Paul think is strange about Erik and driving?
  4. What does Paul think is going to happen to Arthur’s position on the team?
  5. Why does Paul think Arthur will do anything Erik asks?
  6. What does Paul realize about Arthur?
  7. What do you think is the difference between Erik and Paul’s character?

Thursday, August 31st

  1. What does Mom say about the house she grew up in?
  2. What does Paul ask Joey?
  3. What has happened to the Donnelly house?
  4. Why does Joey say that the Donnelly house is probably the safest in the whole world?
  5. What does Paul say will happen once all of the houses crumble away and the trees return?
  6. What does Joey tell Paul about lightning?

Friday, September 1st

  1. What position does Joey decide to try out for?

Tuesday, September 5

  1. What tragedy occurs?
  2. How do Erik and Arthur talk about this tragedy?

Wednesday, September 6

  1. How does the community and characters in the book react to the tragedy?
  2. Why doesn’t Dad want Mom to cause any trouble about football practice?
  3. How would Paul feel if Erik died?

Thursday, September 7

  1. Why does Mom have a meeting at her house?
  2. What information does Mom have to support her idea of changing football practice?
  3. Summarize what Mr. Donnelly says at the meeting.
  4. What is the outcome of the meeting?

Friday, September 8 & Friday September 8 later

  1. What second tragedy occurs for Paul?
  2. Which tragedy is the worse for him and why?
  3. Describe the difference between Paul’s parents’ reaction to his bad news.
  4. Describe the funeral.
  5. What 2 things do Paul and Joey talk about during the funeral?

Saturday, September 9

  1. What does Mom mean by, “Life goes on”?
  2. How does Paul feel connected to the freak show?

Monday September 11

  1. Why is Paul called to the office?
  2. What do Joey and Paul do when a classroom falls into the sinkhole?
  3. What does Gino tell Paul about the rules?
  4. What are the emergency instructions given to the students?

Monday September 11 (later)

  1. What does the geologist say caused the sinkhole.
  2. What does Cara say about portable 18?
  3. Why is Paul proud of himself following the sinkhole incident?

Tuesday September 12 & Thursday September 14

  1. What areas of the school are condemned?
  2. What happened to Old Charley Burns?
  3. How did this benefit Dad?

Friday September 15

  1. What does Mom want to about Paul and his school?
  2. What is the proposed emergency plan for the students? Include 6th, 7th and 8th
  3. What school option does Paul choose?
  4. How does Dad react when Paul tells him that he doesn’t pay attention to him?