Edward Tulane Quiz

Which sentence from the book shows that Bryce was caring?

• Bryce slung Edward over his shoulder.

• Bryce stopped walking and shook his head and wiped at his nose with the back of his hand.

• At the end of the day, Bryce returned with a biscuit for Sarah Ruth and a ball of twine for Edward.

• He played his harmonica and moved Edward's strings, and Edward bowed and shuffled and swayed and people stopped to stare and point and laugh.

What type of figurative language is shown in the sentence?

She shone as bright as the stars on a moonless night.

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• rhyming words

• simile

What is an important idea presented in this book?

• Possessions are important.

• Traveling is fun.

• One must learn to love.

• Be true to yourself.

What point of view is The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane?

• The story is told in first person by Edward.

• The story is told in first person by Pellegrina.

• The story is told in third person by Edward.

• The story is told in third person by a narrator.

What trait describes Edward at the beginning of the story?

• kind and a great listener

• grateful to live with a girl who loves him

• arrogant and selfish

• gentle and helpful

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which meaning of the word dull best matches the way the word is used on page 21?

He found the talk around the dinner table excruciatingly dull; in fact, he made a point of not listening if he could help it.

• not sharp

• not shiny or bright

• not interesting

• slightly grayish

How did the old doll in the doll maker's shop contribute to the plot?

• She taught Edward how to love.

• She helped Edward become hopeful that someone might come for him.

• She gave Edward a new name.

• She rescued Edward from the ocean.

What does the word solemnly mean on page 208?

She was a small girl, maybe five years old, and while her mother struggled to close a blue umbrella, the little girl walked around the store, stopping and staring solemnly at each doll and then moving on.

• seriously

• silently

• joyfully

• suddenly

What event belongs in the empty box?

• Edward was found by a fisherman and taken to his house.

• Edward had a vision of himself walking with wings.

• Sarah Ruth died, and Bryce left for Memphis to be a street performer.

• Abilene found Edward at a doll mender's store.

Which meaning best matches the way the word bear is used on page 4?

Whom the whiskers had belonged to initially - what unsavory animal - was a question that Edward could not bear to consider for too long.

• a large heavy mammal with long shaggy hair and a very short tail

• support

• to carry

• to put up with