According to the text, what did they spend the first part of their morning doing?

Wandering the livestock barn and watching the steer auction.

Why did most people say that the Cottonwood Cloggers won most competitions?

They put all the cutest kids in front.

Cappy the Corndog vender had a good "shtick." What does shtick mean?

A gimmick comic routine associated with a particular person.

In this chapter, where did Gabriel and Maggie go and who did they go with?

They went to the Farmer's Market with the Cartwrights.

What didn't the Magic Marble Man say about the marble?

Bring your lost loved ones back to life.

After Maggie looked all around the fair for Gabriel, where did she find him?

Sitting with a stranger looking at marbles.

Why did Mr. Earl decide he was going to the vegetable venders?

He could only take so much of the arts.

According to the text, why didn't Maggie consider buying a genuine leather handbag?

Maggie didn't have money to spend on luxury items.

At the beginning of the chapter, where was Gabriel and what was he doing?

Gabriel was in the barn, playing with a critter.

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The River by Michael Neale Chapter Four: Corn Dogs and Marbles

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1
According to the text, what did they spend the first part of their morning doing?
Wandering the livestock barn and watching the steer auction.
Looking at homemade elaborate quilts.
Watching cloggers dance competition.
Looking for Gabriel because he ran off.
2
Why did most people say that the Cottonwood Cloggers won most competitions?
They put all the cutest kids in front.
They out danced all the other teams.
The judges liked them them the best.
They had better dancers on their team.
3
Cappy the Corndog vender had a good "shtick." What does shtick mean?
A long stick one waves around to get people to buy things.
Selling things in a very busy event like county fairs.
A gimmick comic routine associated with a particular person.
Really big bright signs that have a lot of information.
4
In this chapter, where did Gabriel and Maggie go and who did they go with?
They went to the Famer's Market in Mr. Earl's truck.
They went to the Farmer's Market with the Cartwrights.
They went to Colorado to The River.
They went to the diner with Miss Vonda.
5
What didn't the Magic Marble Man say about the marble?
They have The River in them.
Bring your lost loved ones back to life.
They will give you wonderful dreams.
They give you courage to follow your heart.
6
After Maggie looked all around the fair for Gabriel, where did she find him?
Playing games at the Fair with other kids.
Sitting with a stranger looking at marbles.
Picking vegetables with Mr. Earl.
Watching the clogging competition.
7
Why did Mr. Earl decide he was going to the vegetable venders?
He could only take so much of the arts.
He was helping Miss Vonda get what was on her grocery list.
He wanted to spend quality time with Gabriel.
He need to purchase food for cooking meals.
8
According to the text, why didn't Maggie consider buying a genuine leather handbag?
Maggie didn't have money to spend on luxury items.
Maggie was saving her money to send Gabriel to college.
Maggie barely had enough money to support her and Gabriel.
Maggie spent too much money on corndogs.
9
What vegetable did Mr. Earl and Gabriel purchase and how did they check its freshness?
Corn on the cob, by pulling back the husk
Potatoes by looking at it's skin
Onions, by peeling the skin off
Green beans, by snapping them
10
Why does Gabriel beg Maggie to leave the Clogging Competition?
He hated the music and the sound of the dancers.
He wanted to get a corndog.
He wanted to go home.
He disliked clogging.
11
At the beginning of the chapter, where was Gabriel and what was he doing?
Gabriel was in the barn, playing with a critter.
Gabriel was in the bathroom, in his secret place.
Gabriel was by the pond climbing a tree.
Gabriel was in the barn finishing his chores.

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