The Truth As Told By Mason Buttle

The Truth As Told By Mason Buttle

Interactive Lesson and Assessment

Perspective

In literature, perspective is the character's viewpoint. It is how they "see" the world: the events going on around them and the other characters in the text. Perspective changes depending upon the personality of a character.

Multiple Select

Check all the boxes that properly describe Mason.

• The biggest kid in the 7th grade who is teased a lot.

• He goes to the SWOOF a lot so that he can talk to Ms. Blinny and to the Dragon.

• He brings two shirts and changes often at school because he sweats a lot.

• He usually wins spelling bees and is in honors English classes.

Poll

Mason is not telling the truth and he had something to do with Benny Kilmartin's death.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Select

Select all of Mason's perceptions (his perspective on things).

• Mason thinks Shayleen is annoying, but he feels sorry for her.

• Mason does not like his grandmother or Uncle Drum.

• Mason is upset by Lt. Baird's questions.

• Mason considers Benny and Calvin to be his good friends.

• Mason thinks Matt Drinker is his friend.

Multiple Select

Who does Mason live with? (Check ALL that apply)

• Uncle Drum

• Grandma

• Shayleen

• Calvin

Multiple Choice

What did Mason's family used to sell?

• Peaches

• Pickles

• Apples

• Tomatoes

Multiple Choice

Who doesn't like Mason's answers to Benny's death?

• Shayleen

• Uncle Drum

• Lieutenant Baird

• Ms. Blinny

Multiple Choice

What is Matt's dog's name?

• Sunny

• Moonie

• Starry

• Manny

Multiple Choice

What used to be kept in the cellar that Mason and Calvin found?

• Starbucks coffee

• mummies

• pickle jars and pears

• pies

Multiple Select

What do Matt and Lance throw at Mason and Calvin? (select all that apply).

• apples

• Lacrosse balls

• baseballs

• Lacrosse sticks

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the program Mason uses at school?

• The Monster

• The Roots

• The Dragon

• The Snake

Multiple Choice

Who was Mason's best friend that died?

• Calvin

• Benny

• Brian

• Lance

Multiple Choice

Mason call his house the "crumble-down" because...

• the bricks are falling off

• the siding is falling off

• there is a hole in the roof

• it needs A LOT of work

Multiple Choice

The Lieutenant wants to know where something is...

• a hammer

• the step to the tree house

• the handsaw

• Benny's shoe

Multiple Choice

An auroch is

• a donkey

• a small dog

• a large cattle

• a tiger

Multiple Choice

Shayleen is obsessed with

• cooking

• Uncle Drum

• shopping

• make-up

Multiple Choice

Who is the "leader" of the bullies at the cluster stop?

• Lance

• Corey

• Matt

• Moonie

Multiple Choice

Mason sees what color when he is upset?

• red

• green

• pink

• orange

Multiple Choice

Mason sees what color when he is happy?

• red

• green

• pink

• orange

Aurochs, the animals that are on the cave drawings and what Mason feels is "like him" because of their size.

This is an image of a root cellar, much like the one that Calvin and Mason found.