“The Perfects”

Which detail would be LEAST important to include in a summary of the story?

• Max and Lindy’s dad is in the military.

• Jenny is mowing her lawn when Max runs over.

• The family always video chats with Dad infront of the “Perfects’ Wall.”

• The family’s new house is in terrible condition.

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Which word best describes how Max feels when he thinks about his dad’s return?

• anxious

• indifferent

• relaxed

• overjoyed

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Which TWO lines best support your answer to Question 2? Which word best describes how Max feels when he thinks about his dad’s return? (PERTURBED)

• “Dad had been in the military since waybefore Max was born.”

• “Today is an extremely bad day.”

• “What happened when Dad realized the truthwas something Max tried not to think about.”

• “Max hadn’t said what he was thinking—that they hadn’t done anything as a family for so long he didn’t know if they would remember how.”

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On page 24, the narrator says, “So when they talked to Dad, they made sure smiles were stuck on their faces like masks.” This line contains

• a simile that shows how excited the family is.

• a metaphor that illustrates how dressed up thefamily gets for their weekly video chats.

• hyperbole that shows how frequently thefamily connects with Dad.

• a simile that suggests the family members hidetheir true feelings from Dad.

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On page 26, Jessica Press writes, “But moving so often can also be painful—and isolating.”Isolate most closely means

• to lack something that is essential.

• to be linked or related.

• to cause to be alone or apart from others.

• to feel pressure or tension.

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Which idea could NOT be supported with information from the story and the article?

• Technology helps military families stayconnected.

• Having a family member in the military canbe hard.

• Fewer people serve in the military today thanin the past.

• Military kids switch schools often.

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How does the author develop the idea that Max is worried about his dad’s safety? Use text evidence to support your answer.

• Max is worried about his dad’s safety through descriptions of him constantly reading news about the fighting where his dad is deployed.

• Max is worried about his dad’s safety through breaking the sink in the house.

• Max is not worried about his dad’s safety he wants him to be attacked in war.

• Max is more worried about his Mr. Hernandez than he is a bout his father.

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What challenges do Max and Marie Nash both face as a result of having a parent in the military? Use details from the story and the article to support your answer.

• both have to learn new languages.

• both have to fix the sink in the bathroom

• both have to move from place to place constantly.

• both have to get Mr. Hernandez twenty AR points or else they'll get a zero .

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What two genres of literature did you read in the paired text?

• FICTION AND FOLKTALES

• FICTION AND POETRY

• FICTION AND UNFICTION

• FICTION AND NONFICTION

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Why is the setting important to the mood?

• It is not important.

• Because Mr. Hernandez said it was

• It establishes the mood in the reader.

• It establishes the mood in the author.

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