Which of the following was not true of Matty's biological family?

They were poor and had little food.

What is Matty's gift?

He can travel safely through the Forest.

He can see inside people's thoughts.

What did Matty find out about the Trade Mart once he attended?

No one seems to have brought anything to trade.

People traded in things that were more valuable that what they received in return.

Everyone dressed up for the event.

What effect did the Trade Mart trading have on the woman who traded for a Gaming Machine have?

She became impatient and unkind.

In what ways did Jean say her father was behaving differently since his trade?

He was impatient as with the dogs.

What was the outcome of the vote on the petition to close Village?

Village would close to outsiders in three weeks.

Village would close to outsiders immediately.

Village would close to outsiders in a year.

Why was Seer suddenly concerned about the closing of Village?

His daughter Kira was not yet in Village with him.

He wanted to return to his old town.

He had a grandson that needed to come to Village.

He was afraid Matty wouldn't return in time.

What was happening to Matty's friend, Ramon?

He was becoming mean and impatient.

He was learning how to heal animals.

He was considering stealing Jean away from Matty.

Which of the following is NOT a change that Matty noticed in Forest as he began his journey to go to his former village?

The forest was suddenly full of poisonous snakes.

The fish were slow to come back to his hook.

A chipmunk chittered angrily and bit his finger when he held his hand toward it.

Poison ivy was growing across the path again and again, where it had never grown before.

Why could the blind man never return to see his daughter?

He could not see to travel through the Forest.

He will be killed by those who put his eyes out.

He hated that she had a crippled leg.

Why did Matty have to watch his time on this trip and hurry back to Village with Kira?

Forest was thickening and Village would close soon.

Kira was pregnant and would deliver soon.

Seer was dying and may not be alive when he returned.

Leader needed Kira to help him see beyond.

What is happening in Village while Matty is away?

People are angry, impatient, rude to each other, and rushing to build walls.

People are working to stop the closing of Village.

Which of the following did NOT happen when Matty touched the earth, "waiting to die"?

Kira began to breathe more easily.

Ramon sat up suddenly in the bed, where he had been ill for days, and felt the fever seep from him.

A healing breeze came up in Village.

What phrase best describes the difference between Matty's trade and those that had been in Village?

Matty's trade was self-less; those in the Village were selfish.

Matty's trade was for something immaterial, those in the Village were for things.

Matty's trade was not by choice; those in the Village were by choice.

Matty's trade involved the supernatural; those in Village did not.

Messenger by Lois Lowry REVIEW

Authored by Susan Quagliana

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7th - 9th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Seer

Leader

Matty

Kira

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the people of the village need Matty?

To help take care of their dogs.

To help take care of the elderly men.

To deliver messages within and outside the Village.

To deliver food from other places into Village.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What creature did he first interact with in the forest?

a dog

a frog

a snake

an eagle

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What kind of warning did Forest give Seer?

It choked his neck.

It poked out his eyes.

It spoke to him.

It stabbed at him.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can we know that Leader and Gabe are Jonas and Little Gabe from The Giver?

The story tells us explicitly who they both are.

The story implies it because they both arrived in the village on the sled.

The story implies it because they both return to their old home.

There is no way to know this.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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Messenger by Lois Lowry REVIEW

What is ironic about the name Seer?

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

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

Why did the people of the village need Matty?

What creature did he first interact with in the forest?

What kind of warning did Forest give Seer?

How can we know that Leader and Gabe are Jonas and Little Gabe from The Giver?

What did Ramon's family trade for what Matty was interested in?

Fill in the blank: "There were no _____ in Village."

Which of the following was not true of Matty's biological family?

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