The First Day of School

John didn't sleep well because...

• Summer was ending

• he was excited about going to school

• he heard heavy traffic and car horns

• his sister Audrey kept him awake

How does John feel about attending his first day of school?

• excited

• fearful

• sad

• nervous

Which sentence from the passage best explains how John feels?

• "He pushed away from the table and went out on the front porch"

• "The street seemed awfully long this morning, the way it had looked when he was little"

• "But since dawn the sun had lain across the green Kentucky trees and the rods of town like a clean, hard fire"

• "The sky was as clear as fresh-washed window glass"

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John knows that something has "gone wrong" when

• Audrey comes down to breakfast

• his mother says the National Guard came in overnight

• his mom tells Audrey what groceries to buy

• his mom says his dad has been gone for an hour

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The porch steps remind John of when he

• kicked Audrey's doll buggy down them

• heard the rain crow earlier that morning

• was scared to walk down the steps alone

• ate ice cream after school with Audrey

John pinches Audrey so hard because ...

• she cried when he broke her doll

• he wants her hit him so he can stay home

• their mother seems to care more about Audrey

• he is scared and angry and wants her to stay home

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How does Audrey respond to her brother's request to "stay home" from school and pretend to be "sick"?

• she lowers her eyes and gives in to his request

• she ignores John

• She refuses and explains why she cannot stay home

• she yells at him

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What does Audrey's reaction to the situation reveal about her character?

• she is courageous and determined

• she is afraid

• she hates her brother and is angry

• she is so scared, she doesn't know how to act

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The mother says "Behave yourselves," at the end because

• she doesn't want them to skip school because they have before

• she thinks they will stop for ice cream before school and they are not allowed

• she wants them to feel like it is an ordinary day and warn them like always

• they are too old to take each other's hand and they put each other at risk

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At the end, John has learned that

• Audrey will always be braver than he is

• he should not let fear control his actions

• his mother will always think of him as a child

• his family does not understand him

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