Mother Fletcher's Gift

What is the setting of Mother Fletcher's Gift?

• New York in the present time

• Harlem around the year 1900

• Harlem and New York, in the year 1920

• New York, Harlem, and Staten Island

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How was Officer O'Brien different from the people he protected in Harlem?

• he was rich, but Harlem residents were poor

• he was young, but most Harlem residents were old

• he was white, but most Harlem residents were black

• he was old, but everyone in Harlem was young

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How old did Mother Fletcher say she was?

• 4566

• 90

• about half-grown

• full-grown

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What "graft" did Mother Fletcher send to O'Brien?

• a knitted blue cardigan

• a knitted green cardigan

• a gold watch

• a blue cloth shopping bag

What was the motto of O'Brien's precinct?

• Eight and Straight

• To Protect and Serve

• Safer Communities Together

• Courtesy, Professionalism, Respect

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What did O'Brien say to Mother Fletcher when she invited him to her Christmas dinner?

• he made an excuse so he would not have to go

• he told her he did not want to go to Harlem on his free day

• he told her he would go

• he told her he would not go

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Select two reasons why O'Brien drove through the worst streets of Harlem when he was driving to Mother Fletcher's house for Christmas dinner.

• he wanted Kathy to get scared so she would go home

• he wanted to check the streets to make sure they were safe from criminals

• those streets were the fastest and easiest streets to drive on

• he wanted Kathy to see how bad Harlem was so she wouldn't want to go there again

• police officers never went to Harlem on their free days

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Did Mother Fletcher really expect the O'Brien family to visit her on Christmas?

• yes

• no

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What was Mother Fletcher's philosophy about surviving?

• Expect people to do good things most of the time, but don't worry too much if they don't to good things.

• Don't expect people to do good things, but you have to be ready for when they DO do good things.

• Try to be friends with everyone, and try to do good things, because then good things will happen to you.

• If you expect fold to act right, they will act right. If you expect them to do bad things, they will do bad things.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

What was Mother Fletcher's Gift?

• a bunch of stories about playing with Santa Claus when he was young

• the friendship of a nice old woman

• a lesson about sharing

• a green cardigan sweater