Paper Things

Who wrote Paper Things?

• Jennifer Nielsen

• Jennifer Jacobson

• Barbara O'Connor

• Sharon Draper

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Ari and Gage left Jana's because...

(multiple answers are possible)

• Gage and Jana were not getting along.

• Gage and Ari wanted to stay together.

• that was what their mother would have wanted.

• so Ari could go to Carter.

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What is special about Carter?

• It's an all girls school.

• It's in a better part of town.

• It is a gifted school.

• Nothing is special about Carter.

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What was the name of the shelter they sometimes stayed at?

• Boathouse

• Lighthouse

• Wes's Place

• Children's Home

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What was Ari upset about losing?

• her dog

• her library card

• her sweater

• her paper things

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What happened to Gage and Ari's dad?

• He left them when they were very little.

• He has been out of the country for several years with the military.

• He died of cancer last year.

• He died in the military when they were younger.

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What concerns did Ari have about applying to Carter?

• no leadership role

• not enough money

• no friends

• no permanent address

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What does Ari do after school?

• work at a daycare

• go to Chloe's

• volunteer at Head Start

• walk dogs for extra money

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Who did Ari do a report on?

• Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women

• Anne Frank, who kept a diary during the Holocaust

• Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel into space

• Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean

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Who helped Ari with her bibliography for her report?

• Daniel helped her in the computer lab during their computer class.

• She was at Sasha's after school, and they worked on it together.

• Chloe hung out with her, and they did it together.

• No one helped her; she wrote it on the bus by herself.

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