1 Educator answer. Mr. Fisher in Tangerine. GradeSaver, 10 January 2017 Web. The most important one seems to be so that Paul's older brother Erik can impress the football scouts at some major universities. According to the news article that Mrs. Fisher read at the meeting, Tangerine County is: answer choices . Antoine Thomas is the real star of the Lake Windsor Seagulls. Mr. Donnelly also runs the Tangerine Times. Home Tangerine Q & A erik and the fishers Tangerine erik and the fishers. He’s planning to get a scholarship to a good college. She’s warm with Paul, but she's also defensive of her family when Erik attacks them. The lightning strike capital of the United States. Joey comes to join Paul at Tangerine Middle School after the sinkhole opens up at Lake Windsor Middle school. Erik is Paul’s mysteriously sinister older brother. The Fisher family moved to Tangerine because of Mr. Fisher’s job. Dr. Johnson – Principal at Tangerine Middle School. Mrs. Fisher is mad because Mr. Fisher got ham/pineapple pizza instead of pepperoni. Mike Costello. She invites Paul to partner with her and Tino for their science project on their brother Luis’s tangerine. He is devoted to the groves and has been developing a new kind of tangerine that he calls the Golden Dawn. She tries to hold everything together while things fall apart. Arthur lives in the Lake Windsor Downs housing development and is on Erik’s football team. Asked by Liza T #602765 on 1/25/2017 3:58 AM Last updated by Brandon b #784031 on 4/23/2018 5:09 PM Answers 3 Add Yours. After Erik’s downfall, Mr. Fisher distances himself from Erik. She’s a tough, good coach, and all the team members respect her. By the end of the book he takes the bold step of telling the truth about Erik to everyone. Everyone on the football team is participating in keeping this secret. Tino Cruz – Theresa’s twin brother. As they drive away in the pouring rain, they notice that the field where the portables are has completely flooded. He manages their family’s tangerine groves. I have a memo from Mr. Murrow saying that you’re in a special program for the visually handicapped. 2. After his death, Erik and Arthur laugh about the way his hair stood on end when he was struck. Tangerine. When Paul helps out on the farm, Tino comes to trust Paul. Not affiliated with Harvard College. Mrs. Fisher is all about appearances. After a sinkhole develops at the Lake Windsor Middle School and his former boss Old Charley Burns is revealed to be corrupt, Mr. Fisher becomes the director of the department. She tries to hold everything together while things fall apart. Paul and Erik’s dad pays almost no attention to Paul, while obsessing about Erik’s football career. Why so you think Mr. Fisher “overlooked” so many things about Tangerine? During the story, he becomes its Director. It is not that Paul is jealous. Paul Fisher, 7. His family own a tangerine grove. Tangerine study guide contains a biography of Edward Bloor, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Tangerine Why was Mrs. Fisher disappointed when she first examined Lake Windsor Middle School? Mom (Mrs. Fisher) Caroline Fisher is Paul’s mom. Tags: Question 4 . Copyright © 1999 - 2021 GradeSaver LLC. Copyright © 1999 - 2021 GradeSaver LLC. He is considered to be legally blind. Joey’s brother Mike dies near the opening of the novel after being struck by lightning on the football field. She’s mostly a housewife, but when the family moves into the Lake Windsor Downs housing development she becomes the head of the housing association’s architectural committee—a job that she takes very seriously. Is that right?’” (Bloor 64). Tangerine What are the similarities and differences between Paul and his mother Mrs.Fisher? Paul visits the grove to learn about growing tangerines for the kids’ science project. Nothing boosts his confidence more than playing with the Lake Windsor Middle School team, the War Eagles. He, too, possesses some tremendous athletic ability on the soccer field despite being legall… Tangerine Middle School soccer player. Victor is the captain of the War Eagles and an outspoken leader at Tangerine Middle School. He’s the chief civil engineer for Tangerine County. In Tangerine, did Paul Fisher have any friends in Houston, Texas? Yet Paul ultimately wins Tino’s trust after he comes to Tino’s aid when Tino avenges Luis’s death. She used to be an Olympic hurdler. Arthur gets arrested for the murder of Luis at the end of the novel. Erik is the star of the football team and everyone gravitates towards him. She immediately joins their community's Architectural Committee, and gets her kicks out of ensuring that every house in the neighborhood has matching mailboxes or regulation paint color. Mr. Fisher explains that the sheriff has said that, if the theft victims get all their valuables back and if they agree to sign a restitution, then Erik and Arthur won’t have to go to jail. She’s mostly a housewife, but when the family moves into the Lake Windsor Downs housing development she becomes the head of the housing association’s architectural committee—a job that she takes very seriously. Paul sees his father as spineless and shallow. Every day he tells the events going on around him and reveals important details about the people of Lake Windsor and Tangerine. Tangerine sure is a strange place. Q. No, I mean you’re not eligible to play. Additionally, Mr.Fisher hides scholarships from his oldest son Erik. I can see things that Mom and Dad can't. Q. She takes care of her whole family and often brings Paul around on her errands with her. 8th graders- high school 7th graders- middle school and middle school students is on a split shift schedule. He drives Erik wherever he wants to go. Contrast Paul and Erik Fisher. By Edward Bloor. This is revealed after the death of Mike Costello when he doesn’t want to change the time of practice even though the afternoons are the most dangerous time of day for lightning strikes. Fisher explains that she talked to the sheriff about it. Indeed, most of what his parents do seems to be part of what Paul calls "The Great Erik Fisher Football Dream." It's weird—Paul Fisher is the main character in Tangerine, but he doesn't feel like the... Erik Fisher . We know from Paul that Erik has a dark side, but for much of the novel we don’t know why. Explain why Mr. Fisher is the new Director of Civil Engineering for Tangerine County. Theresa shows Paul around Tangerine Middle School when Paul arrives there. Mrs. Fisher is Paul and Erik’s mom. Mrs. Fisher is mad at Mr. Fisher because he yelled at Mrs. Fisher in front of everyone. The protagonist, is twelve years old and in seventh grade. In the novel Tangerine, Paul is affected by his mom Mrs. Fischer, and his brother Erik, the choices they make have consequences that severely impact Paul. Tangerine Latest answer posted September 16, 2015 at 9:31:10 PM How did Paul lose his sight and how did the Fishers deal with the situation in Tangerine? Arthur is Erik’s sidekick who does his dirty work for him. 60 seconds . He doesn’t get along with any of the kids; then he bursts out with a racist tirade against them. She gets appointed to the Architectural Committee of the homeowners’ association and is very keen on enforcing all the rules. He’s the chief civil engineer for Tangerine County. Mrs. Fisher is mad at Mr. Fisher because he stayed silent, which meant he sided with the coach instead of her. He is surprised when kids start to like him. Mike is the older brother of Joey. Dad (Mr. Fisher) Paul and Erik’s father. It also doesn’t seem as though he’s as good of a football player as everyone makes him out to be. Paul's mother is all about appearances. Describe in detail each of the following characters: Paul, Erik, Theresa, Victor, Tino, Joey, Coach Bright, and Mr. Donnelly. He beats people up for Erik and he robs the houses in the housing estate while Erik waits outside. Previous Next . He gets a lot of praise and attention from Paul’s parents. Theresa is Tino and Luis’s sister. He can see bad things that happen, but not the good things. He tells Arthur to hit Luis with a blackjack ultimately dies from an aneurism. She mediates between Paul and the Tangerine kids. SURVEY . He drives a Range Rover. Pay attention, Shmoopers: Erik Fisher is an example of what happens when parents don't teach... Mrs. Fisher. Dangerous because of all the smoke from the muck fires. She drives a Volvo wagon. He is the Deputy Director of the Civil Engineering Department of Tangerine County. She’s involved in the lives of all the kids from Tangerine Middle School. Erik Fisher. When Paul first lays eyes on the tangerine groves of Tangerine County, he is in awe. "Tangerine Characters". What is Paul's reaction? She grew up in a military family. Paul's dad is unabashedly living vicariously through Erik. Joey is Paul’s first friend in the Tangerine area. Mrs. Fisher is Paul and Erik’s mom. Previous Next . Tangerine facts about Mrs.Fisher I want to know who mrs fisher is. They win every game and Paul is proud and empowered by being a part of them. Dad now gets his fame. Then he hits Paul’s friend, Tino, over the head. Paul said, “I scrolled to page 2 and found some that had. PLOT What does Paul mean when he says, "I can see everything? Why was Paul confident that he would get onto the soccer team? This school has portable classrooms, and it's soccer team does not make cuts however, only 15 players are allowed to go to away games., Joey says that the students at Tangerine are known as these., Paul notices that these are being burned down in order to make new developments., The Tangerine Homeowners feel pressured, and blackmailed by Mr. Bauer and Mr. Fisher to sign this. In conclusion, “ For every action taken by man, there are eternal consequences. Why was Coach Walski Trying to get Paul disqualified from the Tangerine Middle team? He leaves Tangerine Middle, and Paul is fine with that. Tangerine middle has offered to take any 7th graders- have same schedule. A) Mr. Bauer B) Mr. Fisher C) Mr. Donnelly D) Mr. Costello E) Mr. Guzman 22. Are you referring to his eye sight or his ability to observe situations? Mrs. Fisher reads from an article describing how Tangerine County is famous for how often it's struck by lightning. He goes around telling everyone he's "always regretted not being big enough to play football" at college (1.3.37). The Question and Answer section for Tangerine is a great Paul’s father, Mr. Fisher, has come to Florida to work as a civil engineer for Tangerine County’s Civil Engineering Department. resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. Mrs. Gates turned and pointed to a black woman in a blue suit. answer choices . What was the result? What information from the Tangerine Times does Mrs. Fisher share with Coach Warner? He was saying if Mrs. Fisher chooses to remove Erik from the football program he will understand. Why do Paul's parents finally admit that Erik has done something wrong when Mrs. Fisher discovers the stolen items in the storage unit?' Arthur is Erik’s sidekick who does his dirty work for him. He seems sociopathic after he laughs about the death of Mike Costello. Answered by Aslan on 1/25/2017 4:03 AM I don't see many similarities between the two: only differences. What is the plan for school since the catastrophe of the sinkhole? Tags: Question 9 . Mom (Mrs. Fisher) Paul and Erik’s mother. Mrs.Fisher’s decision is is making Paul very happy because now he can pay on the Tangerine Middle School soccer team and that is how Mrs.Fisher’s choice and the consequence affect Paul. Paul Fisher's family is moving from Texas to Florida for a number of reasons. Paul and Erik's father. After Erik punches Tino, Luis comes to Erik’s school to avenge his young brother; but when he shows up, Arthur hits him over the head with a blackjack, causing an aneurism that kills Luis a week later. Paul and Erik's mother. Little by little we get to see Erik’s dark side. When it comes out that Antoine doesn’t have a Lake Windsor address, all the Seagulls games for the season are forfeited. It was a decision that changed they’re lives forever. Asked by Kaylee K #1102022 on 1/21/2021 5:41 AM Last updated by Aslan on 1/21/2021 5:45 AM Answers 1 Add Yours. Mike's brother and Paul's friend. He plays soccer, mostly as goalie. Mrs. Fisher was disappointed by the fact that they had portable classrooms outside. ; Betty Bright – Soccer coach at Tangerine Middle School. She’s close with Paul and Paul is aware of her anxieties and concerns. Then we find out that he and Arthur have been stealing from the neighbors. But in both Lake Windsor and Tangerine Middle School he becomes popular when he proves his skills on the soccer field. Big house, nice lawn, matching mailboxes: what more does a family need? Not affiliated with Harvard College. Or won't"? Minor Characters Joey Costello Mike’s brother and Paul’s friend. What is it about that crime that makes it worse for them than his partially blinding Paul? Pages 22-42. She drives a Volvo wagon. Mike dies early on in the novel after being struck by lightning on the football field. Q. Answered by Aslan on 5/8/2018 11:24 PM The school dis not meet her high expectations for what a school should be. He makes friends based on his popularity. He was already headed for trouble in 5th grade, when he and his buddy vandalized their neighborhood. He also holds practice the day after Mike dies. Paul likes Mike. He’s quite a bit older than them and almost acts as a father figure to them. This marks is first introduction to the agricultural production and field workers, whom he will soon come to love. Mr. Fisher. Mrs. Fisher seems obsessed with the Eric Fisher Football dream. What does Paul Fisher see and doesn't see in the novel Tangerine? She was not impressed at the portable classes, no gym, and … He is the Deputy Director of the Civil Engineering Department of Tangerine County. The main building is for sixth graders only.". He is complicit in cheating by having Antoine Thomas play on his team. But Antoine lives in Tangerine rather than Lake Windsor. 30 seconds . He hassles Paul when Paul arrives at Tangerine Middle.