Lost and Found (Bluford Series) Chapter 6

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

Looking dazed, Mom got up and walked toward the bathroom.

• satisfied

• confused

• very angry

• embarrassed

Who said the following words?

"Shows how much you know, girl...Coop might get lousy grades, and he might act a little silly sometimes, but he's got heart. He won't let no sister get messed by some thugs. Coop is one of the good guys. He wants to be a fireman when he finishes school. They're always saving folks. That's Coop."

• Tarah Carson

• Brisana Meeks

• Jamee Wills

• Hakeem Randall

What is the main idea of the following excerpt?

Memories flooded back like scenes from an old movie. Darcy remembered...the barbecues in the backyard when the family lived in National City, and the trips to Tijuana when Daddy would buy the girls giant paper flowers, and they would eat rolled tacos from street vendors. Most of all, she remembered the hiking trips into the mountains. They would find tadpoles in the spring streams, and Daddy would explain how they turned into frogs. And he would put the girls on his shoulders and march along.

• The family once lived in National City.

• Darcy's thoughts are flooded with memories.

• Darcy's father knew how tadpoles turn into frogs.

What is the main idea of the excerpt below?

A number of kids had seen what happened in front of the school, and by afternoon Bobby and his friend were disciplines. The principal, Ms. Spencer, told Darcy that Bobby had been suspended for three days...If he caused any more trouble, Ms. Spenser said, he would be expelled.

• Several students witnessed the incident between Bobby and Darcy.

• Bobby and his friend were disciplined by the principal.

• At Bluford, a student who misbehaves is first suspended, then expelled.

What can you conclude from the following excerpt?

[Darcy said,] "Dad is back in town."

Mom grabbed a chair and sat down quickly. "Your father came here?"

• Mom is caught off-guard by Darcy's shocking news.

• Mom is tired after a long day at work.

• Mom is sitting down at the table to have some cocoa.