The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Chapters 15-20 & Vocab

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Chapters 15-20

Multiple Choice

Which event should be added to the plot line?

• Edward waits for Abilene each day in the house on Egypt Street.

• Edward becomes a tramp with Bull and Lucy.

• Edward gets onto a train to go to California.

Multiple Select

What are the problems in the story?

• Edward doesn't know how to love.

• Edward keeps getting different names.

• Edward hates Lolly.

• The princess didn't love anyone and was turned into a warthog.

• Edward keeps losing the people who love him.

Vocabulary

• provoked - to stir up anger

• sensation - a particular feeling or effect that your body experiences

• loathed - a deep and strong dislike

• unraveled - came apart

• obliged - thankful

• intrusive - interfering; uninvited

Multiple Choice

"Caw, caw, caw," is an example of which type of figurative language?

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• personification

Multiple Choice

Why did Edward think about having wings?

• He thought it would be really cool to fly.

• He felt like flying would have helped him get out of the bad situations in which he kept finding himself.

• He wanted to be a bird and go south for the winter.

Open Ended

Share your thoughts about Bryce.

Open Ended

Make a prediction! What will happen next?

Multiple Choice

What happened to the doll Sarah Ruth had before Edward?

• She lost it.

• Someone stole it.

• Her dad broke it.

Multiple Choice

What is most likely the reason that Bryce keeps wiping his nose with the back of his hand?

• He doesn't like to use tissues.

• He is very, very sick.

• He isn't well taken care of and has a constantly-running nose.

Multiple Choice

The text says, "Edward loathed dolls. And to be thought of as a likely replacement for a doll offended him."

What does the word loathed mean?

• loved

• admired

• extremely disliked

• surprised

Multiple Choice

Bryce gave Edward to Sarah Ruth. When he told her that Edward was now her doll, the text says, "This knowledge provoked another fit of coughing..."

Why would getting a doll cause, or provoke, Sarah Ruth's coughing?

• She was excited, which made her take deeper breaths and then cough.

• She was allergic to Edward, and he made her cough.

• Edward got Sarah Ruth sick.

• Sarah Ruth was so disappointed that it caused her to start coughing.

Dropdown

The way Sarah Ruth cradled Edward gave him a singular sensation. Which word is a synonym for sensation? ​

Select answer

Open Ended

Normally Edward would have found a child sucking on his ear very intrusive. Intrusive is a way to describe something that is annoying or causes a disruption because you didn't ask for it.

What is something that you find intrusive?

Dropdown

Edward's sweater had come apart, or ​

Select answer

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Multiple Choice

Why does Bryce tell his dad, "You can't cry!"

• Bryce knows his father never cries.

• Bryce feels like his father abandoned Sarah Ruth, so he doesn't have a right to be sad.

• Bryce loved Sarah Ruth more than his dad, and if his dad cried it would make him cry more.

Open Ended

Do you think Bryce is right when he tells his dad, "You never even loved her!"

Multiple Choice

When Sarah Ruth's dad takes her to be buried, what does Bryce decide to do?

• He buries Sarah Ruth himself.

• He takes Edward and leaves home.

• He buries Edward with Sarah Ruth.

• None of the above.

Open Ended

Make a prediction. What is next for Edward?

Multiple Choice

When the author says, "The shadows lengthened. The sun became an orange dusty ball low in the sky."

What can we infer about the setting?

• It is evening.

• It is winter.

• It is the middle of the day.

Multiple Choice

When the author says, "The shadows lengthened. The sun became an orange dusty ball low in the sky."

What type of figurative language is this an example of?

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration