Wait Till Helen Comes - Vocabulary

What point of view is the story written?

• 1st person
• 2nd person
• 3rd person

"Michael persisted, refusing to be won over by her enthusiasm.
Which word would be a SYNONYM for the word "persisted"?

• hesitated
• continued
• ceased
• stopped

Which of the following describes the reason the family moved from the city to the country?

• Dave lost his job.
• Mom lost her job.
• Michael loves nature and his mom wanted him to be able to study nature first hand.
• To give Mom and Dave room to work on their art.

Mom ran to the refrigerator and pulled out  a concoction of eggplant, cheese, and tomatoes and shoved it into the oven...
What does the word concoction mean?

• pan
• mixture
• meal
• concert

Which character would best be described as an analytical person who would insist on proof before believing someone? 

• Dave
• Molly
• Michael
• Jean

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Prior to moving to Holwell how could Michael and Molly's relationship to their stepfather be described?

• good
• terrible
• struggling
• Dave didn't marry their mother until after they moved to Holwell

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What happened to Heather's mother?

• Her mother divorced her father.
• Her mother had to move for her job.
• Her mother abandoned her when she was three.
• Her mother died in a fire.

"cawing of crows"
"gurgle of the creek"
"swishing noise at our feet"
These words are examples of which figurative language?

• similie
• onomatopoeia
• personification
• alliteration

What is the conflict in the story?

• Heather likes the graveyard
• Dave and Mom move the family to the country
• Heather and Molly don't get along
• Dave is a bad step-dad

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

"A little breeze brought the chill of night with it as it tossed the heads of the Queen Anne's lace blooming all around us" 
What is Queen Anne's lace?

• a person
• a flower
• a tombstone
• a rock formation