The Last Stop on Market Street

The Last Stop on Market Street

by Matt De La Pena

Illustrated by Christian Robinson

Multiple Select

Who are the main characters in the story?

• Nana

• Christian

• CJ

• Mama

He ducked under his Nana's umbrella saying, "How come we gotta wait for the bus in all this wet?" "Trees get thirsty too," his nana told him."Don't you see that big one drinking through a straw?"

Multiple Choice

What part of the tree does Nana call a straw?

• trunk

• branches

• leaves

• flowers

Think about Nana's character.

"Boy, what do we need a car for? We got a bus that breathes fire, and old Mr. Dennis, who always has a trick for you."

Multiple Choice

What does this page of the book tell you about Nana's character traits?

• She is artistic.

• She is moody.

• She is positive.

Nana is friendly.

Multiple Choice

What sentence supports the statement that Nana is friendly?

• They sat right up front.

• Nana gave everyone a great big smile.

• The man across the way was tuning his guitar.

• An old woman with curlers had butterflies in a jar.

"How come we always gotta go here after church?" CJ said.

"Miguel and Colby never have to go nowhere."

"I feel sorry for those boys," she told him.

"They'll never get a chance to meet Bobo or the Sunglass Man. And I hear that Trixie got herself a brand-new hat."

Multiple Choice

Why does Nana feel sorry for Miguel and Colby?

• They have to walk home from church.

• They don't have a Nana.

• They don't get to go places and meet people like CJ does.

• They don't get to ride the bus.

Multiple Select

CJ is excited to go where Nana is taking him.

• True

• False

The guitar player was already plucking strings and beginning to sing.

"To feel the magic of the music," the blind man whispered, "I like to close my eyes."

Nana closed hers, too.

So did CJ and the spotted dog.

And in the darkness, the rhythm lifted CJ out of the bus, out of the busy city.

Multiple Choice

How did CJ feel when he was listening to the music?

• lonely

• sleepy

• sad

• magical

Multiple Choice

As they walked down the street, CJ wondered how Nana always...

• found beautiful where he never even thought to to look

• could find something nice to say about everyone she met

• seemed to be around when he needed a hug

• knew how he was feeling even when he didn't say a word

Multiple Choice

What did CJ and Nana see in the sky when they were walking down the street?

• birds

• storm clouds

• lightning

• a rainbow

When he spotted their familiar faces in the window, he said, "I'm glad we came."

He thought his Nana might laugh her deep laugh, but she didn't. She patted him on the head and told him, "Me too, CJ. Now come on."

Multiple Choice

Where did CJ and Nana go when they got off the bus at the last stop on Market Street?

• Nana's house

• Chick-fil-A

• the Soup Kitchen

• church

Multiple Choice

How did CJ feel about where they were going at the end of the story?

• happy

• disappointed

• angry