Edward Tulane Chapters 9-11 & Vocab

Edward Tulane Chapters 9-11

​Vocabulary & Comprehension

Vocabulary

• mortified - very embarrassed; humiliated

• ferocity - a very fierce or violent quality

• assessment - the act of making a judgement about something

• surmised - to form an opinion about something without definitely knowing the truth

• rancid - having a strong and unpleasant taste or smell from no longer being fresh

• miraculously - very wonderful or amazing like a miracle

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adverb

​verb

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Match

Match the following vocabulary words to their definition or picture example.

• the act of making a judgement

• mortified

• ferocity

assessment

extremely embarrassed

fierce or violent

surmise

rancid

• assessment

• extremely embarrassed

• fierce or violent

• surmise

• rancid

Multiple Select

How did Edward get out of the sea?

• A storm flung him out of the water.

• A net picked him up.

• He rode on the back of a fish.

• He swam out.

Multiple Choice

Who rescues Edward from the bottom of the ocean?

• Lawrence

• Nelly

• Bull

• Abilene

Multiple Choice

In chapter 8, Lawrence took Edward home and gave him to Nellie, his wife. She named him...

• Susanna

• Sally

• Sam

• Lolly

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose for writing The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane?

• to inform the reader about a china rabbit

• to tell an entertaining story about a china rabbit

• to entertain the reader with a story about a little girl

Multiple Choice

Why was Edward confused at the end of Chapter 8?

• He was dizzy from being pummeled by the waves.

• Nellie called Edward 'she.'

• Lawrence brought Edward home to Nellie.

Multiple Choice

What clue tells the reader that Edward has changed?

• He likes cooking with her

• he wanted to make her well again

• he wanted to take care of her

• he found himself listening to her

Multiple Choice

How did Lawrence, the fisherman, treat him like a real rabbit?

• He would put him in the shower.

• He would take him on long walks every night and talk to him.

• He fed him.

• He took him fishing.

Open Ended

Edward felt mortified when he is put into a baby's high chair. Describe a time when you felt mortified.

Multiple Select

Which sentence tells us that something is about to change for Edward?

• "Life for a very long time was sweet."

• "In the evening, Lawrence came home from the sea."

• "I suppose you think I am daft, talking to a toy."

• "And then Lawrence and Nellie's daughter came for a visit."

Open Ended

Make a prediction about what you think will happen next.

Multiple Choice

Lolly didn't like Edward because she thought...

• he was so dirty that he carried a disease.

• she wished she had clothes as fine as his.

• Nellie and Lawrence treated him like a child.

• he wasn't as pretty as the doll she loved.

Multiple Choice

What did Lolly do with Edward in Chapter 10?

• She threw him away.

• She took him to run errands.

• She made him new clothes.

Open Ended

How is Edward changing?

Open Ended

Make a prediction. What will happen to Edward next?

Multiple Choice

After Lolly took Edward away from Nellie, he was found...

• at a train station.

• on the shore.

• at a bus station.

• at a dump.

Multiple Choice

Despair means __________________.

• hopeless

• happy

• sad

• scared

Multiple Choice

Edward finally understood why Pellegrina was "disappointed in him." Why was she disappointed?

• He was a rabbit toy

• He wasn't kind to anyone

• He didn't understand

• He didn't love Abilene enough

Multiple Choice

What did Edward think about when he was under the trash?

• Nothing

• The foul smell

• Getting revenge on Lolly

• The ocean

Open Ended

Why did Edward think that being buried under the garbage was worse than laying face-down in the muck at the bottom of the ocean?

Multiple Select

Check all of the places Edward has been in The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane?

• the house on Egypt Street

• London

• the dump

• Abilene's school

• Lawrence and Nellie's house

Multiple Select

Check the synonym(s) (words that mean the same thing) for the following vocabulary word:

mortified

• rotten

• humiliated

• embarrassed

• disregarded

Multiple Select

Check the synonym(s) (words that mean the same thing) for the following vocabulary word:

ferocity

• fierce

• gentle

• intense

• unnoticed

Multiple Select

Check the synonym(s) (words that mean the same thing) for the following vocabulary word:

assessment

• overlook

• embarrassed

• unknown

• judgement

Multiple Select

Check the synonym(s) (words that mean the same thing) for the following vocabulary word:

surmised

• guessed

• inferenced

• concluded

• violent

Multiple Select

Check the antonyms(s) (words that mean the same THE OPPOSITE) for the following vocabulary word:

rancid

• fresh

• sour

• smelly

Multiple Select

Check the synonym(s) (words that mean the same thing) for the following vocabulary word:

miraculously

• amazingly

• wonderfully

• incredibly

• astonishingly