Lost and Found (Bluford Series) Chapter 4

In the following excerpt, what does the word lumber mean?

Darcy was about to sprint away when she saw the bus lumber into view.

• move heavily

• disappear

• break down

• come to a stop

Which character said the following words?

"There is nothing more important for a woman than attending to her appearance...And you! You look like a homeless child who fished her wardrobe out of a dumpster! Now look at your sister. Darcy has the good sense to look neat and attractive."

• Ms. Reed

• Grandma

• Aunt Charlotte

• Mom

What is the main idea of the excerpt below?

What an awful day this had turned out to be! She had tried to make the best of Tarah as a project partner. She had tried to be nice to her and Cooper. Look what happened! She had planned to take home loads of pictures and a notebook full of good information. All she had were a few pictures and hardly any notes. Worse yet, that stranger seemed to threaten her.

• Darcy, Tarah, and Cooper have started off on the wrong foot with each other.

• Darcy has not been able to get enough pictures and notes.

• It has turned out to be an awful day.

• Darcy didn't think she would get a good grade on her report.

What is the main idea of the excerpt below?

"Mom, Aunt Charlotte has no right to put you down," Darcy said. "You're a great nurse...You save people's lives every night. You're a hero and a great Mom and a great daughter to Grandma. Aunt Charlotte just fools with a computer in an old bank, and she doesn't lift a finger for anybody but herself. She's got no right putting you down!"

• Mom is a great nurse.

• Aunt Charlotte has no right putting Mom down.

• Aunt Charlotte just fools with a computer in a bank.

• Mom is a great mother.

What can you conclude from the following excerpt?

Darcy scrambled into the bus and slid her dollar bills into the fare box...The driver gave her a transfer pass that almost fell from her shaking hands.

• The bus driver is rude.

• Darcy is very upset by the unpleasant trip to the tidal pool and the menacing stranger.

• Darcy has suddenly realized that she doesn't have enough money for her fare.

• Darcy decided not to ride the bus after all.