Absolutely True Diary

Why is Junior a member of the "Black Eye-of-the-Month Club?"

• He earned it by beating Rowdy.

• He got beat up once a month.

• He joined the club to protect himself from bullies.

• His friend Rowdy asked him to join.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Why does Junior draw cartoons?

• because he is bored.

• because it helps him forget that he's poor.

• because he sells them to buy fried chicken

• because words are unpredictable.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does Junior identify as the worst thing about being poor?

• being hungry

• not being able to help his parents

• not having money to pay for a vet

• being teased at school

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Poverty is a cycle for Junior's family.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Rowdy do to the Andruss brothers?

• Cuts their hair

• Beats them up

• Steals their car

• Ties them up while they were asleep

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which word means "likely to happen?"

• impediment

• brawl

• susceptible

• perseverance

a defect in a person's speech

• impediment

• seizure

• perseverance

• articulate

steadfastness in doing something despite the difficulty

• impediment

• articulate

• seizure

• perseverance

What adjective best describes Rowdy?

• temperate

• rowdy

• pensive

• subdued

What figure of speech does Junior use to tell us about his disability on the first page? "I was actually born with too much cerebral spinal fluid inside my skull."

• imagery

• metaphor

• personification

• simile