When Crowbar Came

At sundown, the horsemen will materialize.

• divide

• surrender

• assemble

• appear

The migration of those birds happens each spring.

• investigation

• movement

• destruction

• arrival

A sense of frustration overcame Jordan.

• disgrace

• despair

• anger

• loneliness

As the dog got older, it became aggressive.

• eager to attack

• able to escape

• more suspicious

• less devoted

Lisa tolerated her sister's messiness.

• misunderstood

• put up with

• complained about

• imitated

Jim was able to detect the sound.

• ignore

• utter

• duplicate

• notice

"You may be right," Mr. Lutz said to his wife dubiously.

• doubtfully

• reluctantly

• hesitantly

• anxiously

The author said that Crowbar was going to be "deeply imprinted" on the family. What does this mean?

• The crow would be fixed in their minds and memories.

• The crow would be greatly affected by the family.

• The family would be able to teach the crow tricks.

• The family would never want the crow to leave.

Crowbar slept in an apple tree because he.....

• did not want to dirty the house.

• wanted to please the author.

• preferred the outdoors.

• was not completely tame.

When the author worked, Crowbar would act like the wanted to be petted and picked up; the he would fly off with a paper clip. This showed that he was....

• sly.

• lonely.

• playful.

• affectionate.