"Louisa, Please Come Home"

When Louisa leaves home, what is her family in the middle of preparing for?

• her wedding
• her sister's wedding
• her neighbor's wedding
• her birthday

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

The meaning of the word error is:

• a mistake
• one of a kind
• to trick
• who a person is

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Point of view is the perspective from which a story is told. The first-person point of view uses the pronouns I and we. The third-person point of view uses the pronouns he, she, and they. 
What is the point of view in "Louisa, Please Come Home"?

• First-Person
• Third-Person

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following sentences from the text tells you about the city of Chandler, where Louisa is living?

• "I used to wait for June 20 as if it were my birthday."
• "Anyway, on that day, everyone was hurrying around the house, making preparations for the wedding."
• "I was residing in Chandler."
• "It was a big enough city for me to hide in."

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

"'She would never have wanted to spoil my wedding," Carol explained. But secretly, she knew that was exactly what I'd wanted."
What does this tell the reader about Louisa's feelings toward Carol?

• Louisa does not want to hurt Carol.
• Louisa feels that Carol is a wonderful sister.
• Louisa feels resentful towards Carol.
• Louisa loves Carol.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does Louisa's family do the day after she runs away from home?

• send out a search party
• cancel Carol's wedding
• hold Carol's wedding
• disown her

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

One theme of this story is "People often don't appreciate what they have until they have lost it."
Which detail below shows that Louisa did not appreciate her home and family?

• "I listened to my mother's trembling voice over the radio."
• "I didn't decide to leave home on the spur of the moment. I had been planning it for a long time."
• "I admit I planned my departure for the day before Carol's wedding."
• "I was residing in Chandler."

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Who does Louisa decide she is going to be?

• Lois Taylor, a girl from upstate who wants to go to business school
• herself
• Lois Taylor, a girl from Chandler who wants to be a secretary
• Lois Peacock, a girl from upstate who wants to go to business school

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the meaning of the word genuinely?

• sincerely
• safely
• individually
• mistakenly

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which of the following details from the text proves that Mrs. Peacock genuinely likes Louisa?

• "My room was nice..."
• "...and right away, I knew this was the perfect place."
• "And she was even more pleased that I wanted to save money so I could send some home every week."

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1