In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson - Sept. and Oct.

In Shirley's dream the night before the first day of school, her family back in China looked at her in disgust and then laughed at her.

• True

• False

Shirley was proud that her spoken and written Chinese were still perfect after living in America for about eight months.

• True

• False

Why did the class cheer when their sixth grade teacher walked in?

• There was a substitute.

• It was the principal.

• It was Mrs. Rappaport.

• It was a brand new teacher.

What was Shirley and Emily's first secret?

• They ate candy from Mr. P's every day.

• They stole Emily's brother's book from his room.

• They found out what was on their next science test.

• They snuck into Emily's dad's office to look at an anatomy book.

Since Shirley had no desire to read the very large anatomy book, she told Emily that she thought she heard footsteps.

• True

• False

What was Shirley's second secret?

• She took some coins from her piggy bank to buy candy to keep the triplets quiet.

• She snuck into Senora's apartment daily to play the piano.

• She wrote a letter to her family in China telling them that she was taking piano lessons.

• She let the triplets stay up way past their bedtime.

The triplets were well behaved even when Shirley had no candy for them.

• True

• False

Where did Shirley and her classmates listen to the World Series each day after school?

• Shirley's house

• Mr. P's

• Mabel's house

• Senora's apartment

Who won the 1947 World Series?

• The Dodgers

• The Cardinals

• The Pirates

• The Yankees

Emily shared her lunch with Shirley until she was able to replace the buttons with real money.

• True

• False