The main character, also known as "Sal"

• Pheobe
• Gram
• Salamanca
• Mary Lou

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

Sal's original home

• Cleveland, Tennessee
• Lewiston, Idaho
• Euclid, Ohio
• Bybanks, Kentucky

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

What does Margaret Cadaver's last name mean?

• Death
• Dead body
• Skeletons
• Sugar

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TEKS.ELA.1.9E

TEKS.ELA.2.9E.I

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What rumor does Phoebe tell Sal about Mrs. Cadaver?

• She's a married woman
• She's a nurse
• She killed her husband
• She's lived here all her life

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TEKS.ELA.7.5B

TEKS.ELA.8.5B

TEKS.ELA.E1.4B

TEKS.ELA.E2.4B

TEKS.MATH.6.5B

Who was the lunatic looking for when he came to the door?

• He had the wrong house
• Mr. Winterbottom
• Mrs. Winterbottom
• Phoebe

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TEKS.ELA.5.6B

TEKS.ELA.7.5B

TEKS.ELA.8.5B

TEKS.ELA.E1.4B

TEKS.MATH.6.5B

When she first arrives, how does Sal feel about Euclid, Ohio?

• Frightened and overwhelmed by its size

• Excited at the chance to meet new people and see a new place

• Upset by the lack of nature, especially the lack of trees

• Guilty, thinking that her presence there is a betrayal to her mother

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Why does Phoebe tell the lunatic that her mother is home even though she is not?

• Because she is afraid to let a stranger know she is home alone
• Phoebe hardly ever notices her mother and thinks she is really home
• Because she thinks the boy will run away if she says her mother is there
• Because she thinks the boy will be upset if her mother is home

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TEKS.ELA.6.7.B. 7.7.B

TEKS.ELA.8.7B

What does Mrs. Winterbottom cook that reminds the main character of her mother?

• Steak
• Potato salad
• Mac and cheese
• Blackberry pie

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Sal moved from Bybanks, Kentucky to

• Euclid, Oklahoma.
• Lewiston, Idaho.
• Euclid, Ohio.
• Michigan City, Indiana.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

On the road trip, Gramps tried to help (but was making problems worse) a lady who was pulled over on the side of the road

• fix her engine.
• find her way to Lewiston.
• get gasoline.
• change a headlight.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1