Raymond's Run

If someone starts an argument with Squeaky she will most likely

• talk to the person
• fight the person 
• ignore the person
• run from the person

Why is running so important to Squeaky?

• It is an easy thing to do
• No one else in her family does it
• She like to have something to practice
• She feels it is her one talent.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.W.7.9A

How does Squeaky feel just before she takes off in the race?

• very heavy and slow
• like she is sinking in an ocean
• like she is in a dream
• as if she were falling down

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the main conflict in the story?

• Squeaky argues with the girls about who is going to win the race.
• Her brother Raymond is getting picked on.
• Squeaky is failing English.
• Squeaky wants to be quit running.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

At the end of the first paragraph, the narrator tells us that, “All I have to do in life is mind my brother Raymond, which is enough.”  The words, “all I have to do in life” tell the reader that... 

• The narrator has too many responsibilities to deal with.
• The narrator’s sole responsibility is taking care of her brother. 
• The narrator finds minding her brother to be too overwhelming. 
• The narrator’s brother is too much to handle.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.W.7.9A

What is Squeaky actually thinking about when she jumps up and down after they announce the winner?  

• She thinks that Gretchen’s middle name must be ridiculous since it starts with a P. C.
• She is excited about the potential she sees in Raymond’s ability to run. 
• She thinks they tied for first place.
• She can’t wait to rub it in Rosie’s face that she just won the race again. 

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CCSS.RL.7.1

After Squeaky and Gretchen compete to win the May Day race, the announcers hesitate in calling out the winners. What part of the plot does this describe? 

•  the resolution
•  the conflict
• the rising action
• the climax

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CCSS.RL.7.3

Squeaky and Gretchen have what in common?

• They both swim
• They both play piano
• They both are competitive girls
• They both have brothers

crouch

• to grasp or hold tightly
• to stoop with bent knees
• a person with exceptional talent
• likely to

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

relay

• likely to
• a race in which several team members take turns running to complete the race
• a close friend
• to grasp or hold tightly

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D