1. How had May Alice's Granddad
originally colored the rugs he made?
dyes
bought at the grocery store
aniline
dyes
natural dyes from
plants
2. Tony points to an odd contraption known as an
old spinning jenny? Which of the following best defines the word
"contraption?"
a gadget
a
book
an old chair
3. Who does Mary Alice shout at while in the
laboratory?
the Air
Force colonel
her
father
Tony
4. Who ordered Mary Alice's father to burn the
special fabric?
the Mayor
NASA,
the Space Administration
Tony
5. What suggestion did Tony make with regard to
disposing of the fabric?
It should
be dumped into the ocean.
It
should be burned in Washington.
It should be buried in
cement.
6. Which of the following group of words are
synonyms for the word "subtle?"
indirect
and implied
bright and
bold
cautious and careful
7. What kind of mill did Tony discover as he
bikes
along the road?
a rug mill
a
pulp mill
a flour mill
8. What substance was Tony investigating for
Mayor Joe Dambrowski?
lead
iron
mercury
9. What animals had Rob tested for PCB?
frogs
fish
snakes
10. The following statement is made in Chapter 7:
The bottom of Lake Erie is now good only for making
thermometers. What does this statement mean?
Many fish
and plants eat and live off of the mercury at the bottom of Lake Erie.
There
is so much mercury from pulp and paper mills in Lake Erie that nothing
can live there.
It is possible to put
thermometers in the bottom of Lake Erie.
11. What does Tony discover in Chapter 7 about
the ants and bees?
There are
no spiders to eat them.
They
have been eaten by the birds.
There are not enough.
12. What is the Power and Light Company using the
2,4,5-T for?
To add to
the cement.
To keep
down the weeds and trees around the power poles.
To put on the power
lines.
13. Mary Alice's says her dad is tired of
synthetics and Tony's mom can bring him dye plants. Which of the
following best defines the word "synthetics?"
very
colorful
real
not real, artificial
14. Which of the following statements most
accurately sums up the conclusion of the book?
The
mercury killed Cock Robin.
A
team of people killed Cock Robin.
The sparrow killed
Cock Robin.
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