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

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.

Why didn't Gage and Ari have their own apartment?

Gage didn't have a permanent job.

Gage wasn't old enough to get an apartment.

Who was Reggie? (multiple answers)

He helps people set goals and folds wishplanes.

Why couldn't they stay at Briggs's as much?

His landlord said he was violating the lease because only one person could live there.

Gage and he had gotten into an argument.

Gage found out he also liked Chloe.

Briggs's girlfriend was tired of them being their all the time.

What did NOT happen when they stayed that one night at Perry & Kristen's?

Kristen went to their room, shut the door, and was so upset she didn't come out at all that night.

Ari slept in a room that was like a lighthouse.

Ari threw an airplane out of the window and made a wish.

They overslept because Gage's phone died & had to run a mile to the bus stop.

How did her some of her Paper Things get ruined? (multiple answers)

Girls at the shelter found them and started drawing on them.

Briggs accidentally ripped Miles when they were joking around.

The little kids where she worked were too rough with them.

She ripped them up after Sasha said they were too babyish to play with anymore.

What secret did Ari keep from Gage?

She didn't have any money in her lunch account because Jana was no longer paying for things.

She was calling Jana each night.

She really didn't like staying at Briggs's.

She was going to Sasha's after school.

What was one complaint STUDENTS had about the snowflakes?

It wasn't the same because they didn't really get to participate in making them.

Ari & Daniel didn't make enough.

They should have hung them instead of taping them to the walls.

The glitter made them look fake.

Crazy Hat Day was all of the following BUT ....

quickly put to an end by Mr. Chandler.

an act of civil disobedience, like Rosa Parks.

even better because Ari brought supplies so others could made hats and EVERYONE could be involved.

covered by a reporter who interviewed Ari & Keisha.

What were the Eastland traditions so important to Ari?

They let everyone feel like part of a community.

They let the students have a break from the academics.

They were really important to her parents.

They weren't really that important to Ari.

What did Ari learn when she snooped in Jana's picture albums? (Choose two answers.)

Jana and Mama had been really good friends.

Jana was actually her real mom.

She was watching HGTV alone in Chloe's apartment and started crying. Why?

She was crying because the show reminded her she DID have a home, and she missed it.

Chloe and Gage had a date night and left her alone.

There was a party next door, and she was scared.

She was crying because the show reminded her she DIDN'T have a home.

What was NOT a reason why Ari didn't tell anyone they were homeless?

She didn't want to live with Jana.

She didn't want to get Gage in trouble.

She wanted to be able to stay together with Gage.

Why SHOULD Ari have told someone they were homeless? (Choose all answers that apply.)

Her grades were slipping in school & she couldn't get her assignments done.

She was having to worry about things a kid should never have to worry about.

She needed someone who was looking out for what was best for HER .

Food, shelter, and clothing are never something a child in America should be without.

What should you do if you find out someone is homeless, like Ari? (only choose one answer)

ALL of these things are the right things to do!

Get help. This is too big of an issue to keep a secret!

Talk to an adult, like a teacher or parent.

Talk to your friend. Don't just wonder about what's going on and not think it could really be true.

How did Sasha find out Ari had been homeless?

She found out when Ari told the reporter her story.

She read it on the front page of the newspaper.

Ari kept it a secret and never told her.

Ari told her right away but promised Sasha not to tell anyone.

What did Jana do about the front page story in the paper?

She cut the story out and glued it into Ari's scrapbook under the heading "Proud Moment."

She had a lot of explaining to do to the authorities.

She told Ari not to worry so much.

At the end, how do we know she doesn't need her Paper Things anymore?

She thought of putting some of them in her scrapbook.

She gave them to the little kids.

She donated them to the shelter.

Why does Jana give Ari the scrapbook she's been making for her?

Jana said, You're old enough to choose what to include."

Ari said, "You don't have the right to hide it from me anymore."

Jana said, "I don't want to do it anymore."

Jana said, "I don't have the time to do it anymore."

What is something Ari did NOT mention she would put in her scrapbook from this year?

pictures of all the places she lived this year

a pipe cleaner to remember Crazy Hat Day

the script from her presentation & her Ode to.... poem

some of her Paper Things and a penny or two

All this time Gage thought Jana didn't really like or want him. What happens when he finally asks Jana about it? (multiple answers)

Jana says she had wanted to adopt them but was scared he'd say no.

Gage winds up storming out of the house, AGAIN!

What did Jana have in common with the woman Ari was doing a report on?

They had all of these things in common.

She raised a little girl whose mom had died.

Everyone thought she would marry one person, but that person married someone very close to her instead.

What did Ari finally do from Daniel's list?

Jump from the top of the bleachers.

Get everyone to sing kindergarten songs in the cafeteria.

What two opportunitie s did Gage have at the end of the book?

He can start classes at the community college.

He gets a room all his own at the stability house, and the people who run it help him set up a savings account.

He gets a better job that pays more money.

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1 min • 1 pt

Who wrote Paper Things?

Jennifer Nielsen

Jennifer Jacobson

Barbara O'Connor

Sharon Draper

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Boathouse

Lighthouse

Wes's Place

Children's Home

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was Ari upset about losing?

her dog

her library card

her sweater

her paper things

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.8.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What concerns did Ari have about applying to Carter?

no leadership role

not enough money

no friends

no permanent address

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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Paper Things

Who wrote Paper Things?

Ari and Gage left Jana's because...(multiple answers are possible)

What is special about Carter?

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

What was Ari upset about losing?

What happened to Gage and Ari's dad?

What concerns did Ari have about applying to Carter?

What does Ari do after school?

Who did Ari do a report on?

Who helped Ari with her bibliography for her report?

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