The Three Century Woman

She lost her spectacles. 

• briefcase
• glasses 
• appetite
• concentration

He placed the withered leaves in a trash can. 

• fragrant
• slimy
• fragile
• shriveled

She pondered her next move in the game. 

• thought about 
• arranged carefully
• announced 
• attempted

There was a severe winter storm last night. 

• brief
• frightening
• harsh
• thrilling

We heard an eerie noise. 

• strange
• soothing
• shrill
• scraping

Which happened first? 

• A TV crew interviewed Mrs. Breckenridge. 
• Megan kissed her great-grandmother. 
• Mrs. Breckenridge dismissed the newspaper reporter. 
• Megan's mom and aunt spoke on the phone. 

Where does most of the story take place? 

• at a mall
• at a facility for elders
• in a car
• at Megan's house

Why did the reporters want to talk to Mrs. Breckenridge? 

• She had been on the Hindenburg.
• She had lived through a big eathquake. 
• She had lived in three centuries. 
• She was over 100 yrs old. 

A sentence in the story says "Mom and I went in first and our eyes popped". What does this idiom mean? 

• Their eyes opened so wide they made a noise. 
• They were surprised with what they saw. 
• They both closed their eyes at the same time. 
• Their eyes hurt when they saw Mrs. Breckenridge's bright clothes. 

How did Megan change from the beginning of the story to the end? 

• She became more patient with her mother. 
• She became more interested in learning about history. 
• She became curious about her great-grandmother. 
• She became more interested in visiting her great grand-mother.