What words best describe Homer Sr.?

hardworking, intelligent, strict, loves football

loyal, easygoing, friendly, loves his family

Hardworking, stubborn, but nice to everyone equally

How is the relationship between Sonny and jim?

They fight each other and do not get along.

They are best friends and support each other.

They fight sometimes, but they like to play football together.

Why are people talking about Sputnik?

It was the first Russian rocket shot into space during the Space Race.

The Americans were fascinated by their own rocket.

It was the first rocket sent to the moon.

They watched it explode in the night sky.

Why is Jim so popular?

He is good-looking and a star football player

He is the smartest kid in school.

He is friendly to everyone and has a lot of girlfriends.

He is the president of the senior class.

Who is Werner Von Braun?

A german rocket scientist who is working in the USA.

He is the original owner of the Coalwood mine.

He is the best math teacher at Big Creek High School.

What is Sonny's reaction to Sputnik?

It inspires him to become a rocket scientist.

He plots against Russia because they stole information from the US.

He is not interested in rockets.

He runs away from the rocket's loud noise.

What do Sonny and his friends use to make their very first rocket?

flashlight tube and powder from a cherry bomb

a flashlight tube with saltpeter

What does Elsie want Sonny to accomplish?

Go to college and be a successful rocket scientist.

Go to college to become a teacher.

Stay and work in the mines with his father.

To move to Florida and work at NASA with Von Braun.

How does Homer Sr. feel about rockets?

He is afraid that they are going to hurt people in Coalwood.

He thinks thinks that rockets are interesting.

He likes rockets, but he makes the boys go elsewhere to shoot off the rockets.

he is very supportive of Sonny's hobby.

What happens to Sonny and Buck on the schoolbus?

They get kicked off the bus for arguing.

They both get suspended for fighting.

He is a boy who blames Homer for his father's death.

He is one of Sonny's best friends.

He is the union leader at the mine.

A smart but annoying boy who teams up with the Rocket Boys.

Why does Sonny need Quentin to join his group?

He needs Quentin's knowledge about physics and rockets.

He needs another person who is interested.

He needs Quentin's Money to buy supplies.

What is the basic law of physics behind rockets?

Newton's Third Law - every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

Newton's First Law - gravity only exists on Earth.

The lighter the rocket, the farther it will fly.

Rockets will always move in a straight line.

What happens between Homer Sr. and Mr. Dubonnet

They argue about the layoffs at the coal mine.

They are jealous of each other, so they make a bet.

They work together well at the mine.

What ingredients make good rocket fuel?

cherry bomb powder mixed with sugar

Why does Sonny go to Dorothy's house on Sunday?

to bring her to a rocket launch

How does Elsie react toward Quentin?

She is really nice to him and feeds him cookies.

She calls his mother to ask her a question.

She does not like him and kicks him out.

She is suspicious of him in her house.

What happens with Quentin and Sonny's first two rockets?

They make smelly smoke and melt the fins.

They reach up to 100 feet in the air.

They blow up the rose garden fence.

They fall apart in the basement

Rocket Boys - Chapters 1 - 5

Authored by Claudia Segneri

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7th - 9th Grade

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30 sec • 1 pt

When does this story take place?

In the early 1960's

During the Depression

In the late1940's

In the late 1950's

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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30 sec • 1 pt

Where does the Hickam family live?

Richmond, ,Virginia

Coalwood, West Virginia

Caretta, West Virginia

Cape Canaveral, Florida

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

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30 sec • 1 pt

What is Homer Sr.'s job at the mine?

superintendent

foreman

coal car operator

union organizer

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

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Which is the best description of their town?

It is very poor in the middle of the mountains. Every family is spread out across the valley near small stores and a school.

It is a wealthy, busy city where people work and make a lot of money.

Many poor farmers live there along with the miners. There is a church and post office. people need to drive far to go to the store.

The town is run by the mine with housing for employees. There is a church, a post office and a big general store that sells everything,

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CCSS.RI.7.5

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Who is Rev. Richard?

A minister at a small church outside of Coalwood that Sonny like to visit.

The only minister at the church in Coalwood

Sonny's grandfather that he likes to visit.

A family friend.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

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Who is Elsie?

Quentin's sister

Sonny and Jim's mother.

Homer Sr.'s girlfriend.

The science teacher in the high school

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

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30 sec • 1 pt

What happened to Poppy, Sonny's grandfather?

He died of black lung.

He was promoted to the superintendent of the mine.

He move to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

He got his legs cut off in a mining accident.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

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Rocket Boys - Chapters 1 - 5

When does this story take place?

Where does the Hickam family live?

What is Homer Sr.'s job at the mine?

Which is the best description of their town?

Who is Rev. Richard?

Who is Elsie?

What happened to Poppy, Sonny's grandfather?

What words best describe Homer Sr.?

What disease does Homer Sr. have?

What words best describe Elsie?

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