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The Cricket in Times Square Questions and Answers
The Question and Answer section for The Cricket in Times Square is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
In Chapter Eight, Chester has made good friends and is slowly beginning to get comfortable with his new surroundings. Readers are beginning to see the shift in Chester's mindset that was predicted earlier on in the book.
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In his dream, Chester is sitting on top of a stump back in Connecticut and eating a leaf. It does not taste quite right, but he keeps eating. A storm comes, blowing clouds of dust, and Chester sneezes so hard that he wakes up. He realizes he has...
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Sai Fong invites them to eat. Mario tries all sorts of noodles, rice, vegetables, and even duck, learning how to use chopsticks in the process. Chester tastes everything, too, in a small saucer that Sai Fong puts out for him. After they finish...
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