Messenger Chapter 1

Which character is able to travel to go into the forest because it "likes" him?

• Seer

• Leader

• Matty

• Kira

What creature did Matty interact with in the forest?

• a dog

• a frog

• a snake

• an eagle

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Which of the following does NOT describe the setting of Messenger?

• The story takes place in Village.
• A forest surrounds the place where Matty lives. 
• The story takes place in the Middle Ages. 
• None of the above.

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What is ironic about the name Seer?

• It was also the name of Seer's father.

• Seer can see, but he can't hear.

• Seer can't see.

• It is not his name.

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Mentor's nickname is " Rosy." Why does he have this name?

• His hands are red from working with colored pencils.

• He has a birthmark that is visible, and is pinkish in color.

• He enjoys gardening, and planting roses.

• His daughter's name is Rose.

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Ramon's family traded something for the Gaming Machine. What did they trade?

• Food

• Money

• It is not mentioned in the story yet.

• the frog

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Which word describes being viciously trapped by vines and twigs until death occurs?

• Entangled

• warning

• keening

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In the beginning of the Matty is characterized as impatient. How does he act that shows this?

• He is so hungry andeager to eat when Seer is cooking

• He is eager to eat so he can get to the Forest

• He can't wait to see Mentor

• He can't wait to see the illusion

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Based on the fact that Matty goes into the Forest at night, without Seer knowing, how would he be described?

• daring

• secretive

• outrageous

• responsible

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"So Matty swept the wooden floor each day and straightened the bedcovers: neatly on the man’s bed, with haphazard indifference on his own, in the room next to the kitchen.”

What does the word "indifference" mean in this sentence?

• Not caring one way or another

• Caring too much

• Wanting to be different

• Being the same

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