The Eye, the Ear and the Arm

In this book, what are the Ear, Eye, and Arm?

• Private detectives.
• Clues the children use to find their way home.
• Zimbabwe symbols meaning faith, hope, and love
• Jewels that the Masks are trying to steal

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Which word best describes Rita? 

• Cowardly
• Serene
• Friendly
• Stubborn

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

Why does General Matsika feel guilty when his children are missing?

• He bribed the Vlei people to teach them a lesson
• He knows his wife’s heart is breaking.
• He has not taught them how to get along in the real world.
• He cannot use his forces to recover them.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

Resthaven is . . .

• A place where senior citizens go to live and receive care.
• The name of General Matsika’s compound.
• A village where the people live according to the old ways.
• The city the children want to visit to earn their scout badges.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.K.1

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.K.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

The martial arts instructor tells Tendai’s father that . . . 

•  Tendai is like a lion, always ready for battle.
• Tendai thinks too much and feels the other person's pain.
• Tendai is too selfish and spoiled.
• Tendai lets his little brother and sister win.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

The Mellower . . .

• Chants praise to General Matsika’s family.
• Gives the ndoro to Tendai to ward off evil spirits.
•  Locks Kuda in a windowless room.
• Fixes the machines in General Matsika’s house.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

Who says this about culture, “You can’t pick out the bits you like and throw away the rest?”

• The She Elephant
• General Matsika
• Myanda
• The Mellower

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is true about the point of view in this book?

•  The whole story is told in first person, from the same character’s viewpoint.
• The whole story is told in first person, from different character viewpoints.
• The whole story is told in third person, from the same character’s viewpoint.
• The story is told from third person ominiscient point of view, and the focus shifts to different characters.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

The children leave Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham’s house because . . . 

• they discover she has an evil plot and they run away.
• The She Elephant kidnaps them.
• They are rescued by the Mellower.
• She kicks them out.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.K.1

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.K.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Which of the following is the best proof that this book is science fiction?

• The main characters grow up and become more responsible by the end.
• It tells the true story of an actual person from history.
• It includes advanced technology, like robot servants and talking blue monkeys.
•  The characters live happily ever after.