The harder Tom tried to fasten his mind on his book, the more his ideas — Quiz

A. The classroom was too noisy B. His ideas kept wandering and he was distracted C. He was talking to Joe Harper D. The teacher was bothering him

A. A marble B. A piece of candy C. A tick in a percussion-cap box D. A toy soldier

A. Quickly and carelessly B. Loudly and proudly C. Slowly and thoughtfully D. Secretly and carefully

A. They drew a line down the middle of Joe's slate to divide territories B. They took turns every five minutes C. They each used their own tick D. They played rock-paper-scissors to decide

A. Tom was making too much noise B. Tom broke the rules by helping with his pin when the tick was on Joe's side C. Tom took the tick away completely D. Tom was not paying attention to the game