Flush - Comprehension Assessment

What point of view is used in this novel?

• First Person - Noah's point of view

• First Person - Abbey's point of view

• Third Person - limited to Noah

• Second Person

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

"You listen here," Lice Peeking said. "What do I care about baby sea turtles? I got my own daily survival to worry about."

From this passage, the reader can infer that Lice is not too worried about the environment and saving animals. Is direct or indirect characterization used to help us conclude this?

• Direct (explicit)

• Indirect (not explicit)

• Both

• Neither

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

"One of the songs was called 'My Favorite Mistake,' and my mother liked to joke that she could have written it herself - about my dad. This time, though, she didn't smile when the song came on."

From this passage, the reader can infer that...

• Noah's mother is upet with Paine.

• Noah's mother thinks marrying pain was the best thing she ever did.

• Noah's mother loves this song.

• This song makes Noah's mother think of how much she loves Paine.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

"In the dream, I started thinking about all the monster barracudas and sharks that live on the reef and what a bad thing it would be to tumble overboard there."

In Noah's elaborate dream, what might the barracudas and sharks mentioned in this passage symbolize?

• the dangerous fish in the ocean

• the dangerous people he may face

• hatred and envy

• sadness and grief

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which statement best expresses Paine Underwood's attitude toward pollution?

• There is no excuse for pulluting the environment.

• Sometimes you have to overlook a little pollution.

• Instead of avoiding pollution, people should learn from it.

• Everyone should recycle.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In what way does Paine teach his children about standing up for what is right?

• He serves as an example.

• He guides them with love.

• He shares stories about his childhood.

• He gives them lots of advice.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Which of the following is the best overall tone of this novel?

• Eloquent and Encouraging

• profound and serious

• humorous and amusing

• sarcastic and stern

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"He's lost his marbles," Abbey muttered.

What type of figurative language is used in this passage?

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

"He was shaking the hand that he'd hit me with, as if there were a crab or a mouse trap attached to it. Bull was following behind, cackling like a hyena."

What is being compared in the simile in the above passage?

• Jasper's hand shaking to the way a person with their hand in a mouse trap would shake it

• Jasper's hand to a mouse trap

• Bull to a hyena

• Jasper to a bull

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

"Well, Noah, you've got to admit," Miles Umlatt said, "his behavior has been erratic. Unpredictable, I mean."

er·rat·ic: \i-rat-ik\ adj. Middle English

1: having no fixed course : wandering <an erratic comet> barchaic : nomadic

2: transported from an orignal resting place especially by a glacier <an erratic boulder>

3 a: characterized by lack of consistency, regularity, or uniformity <erratic dieting> <keeps erratic hours> b: deviating from what is ordinary or standard : eccentric <an erratic genius>

Which definition or erratic in the above dictionary entry best demonstrates the meaning of the word as it is used in the sentence?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3a

• Definition 3b

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4