What happened to Ellen's father?

He was killed at the Battle of Brooklyn Heights.

Why did Ellen and Mother move in with Grandfather?

They were running out of money, food and the weather was getting cold.

They wanted to experience life in a city.

Ellen's father got a job in New York.

Why did barbers always have leeches handy?

To put on bruises and swellings to suck out the blood.

To put on their faces to make them more handsome.

What were the women in the line at the pump always talking about?

The high prices of goods like wool and firewood.

The high prices of shipping goods to England.

Why does the woman at the pump think Dicey picks on Ellen?

She is jealous that Ellen looks like someone cares about her.

She wants all of the water for herself.

She thinks she is better than everyone else.

Ellen does not stand up for herself. Where does she go when she runs away?

She goes to anohter pump farther away.

She finds a quiet corner to cry in.

If the man with the basket of candles had an apron covered with tallow, and Ellen thought her face was as pale as tallow,what might tallow be?

animal fat that can be burned to make light

When Grandfather arrived home, what had happened to him?

He sang a song about Captain Kidd.

He ate a big meal and took a nap.

What does Ellen do when the British soldiers try to take the bread from Ellen?

Put her arms over it like a turtle going into a shell.

Throw it to the other side of the boat.

Why did Higgins say that the Patriots were good shooters so many times?

Shooting ability was an important skill in war and he was impressed by their shooting skills.

They were so ragged that they couldn't fight.

He wasn't as good as them and he was jealous.

What was the first line in the song that Higgins started to sing?

"Come all you soldiers bold, lend an ear...."

" Another one bites the dust..."

" If you are happy and you know it....."

What are Higgins' feelings about being scared?

It's nothing to be ashamed if you do your best.

Why did Dow say, "I am as gentle as a morn in May"?

He thought that Ellen was afraid of him because of how she was acting.

Higgins said Dow is rude a lot.

He wanted Ellen to give him the bread.

Which of the following quotations best captures Ellen's emotions when she learned that she was in Perth Amboy?

"She couldn't think and she suddenly felt very hot." (94)

"...she felt like shouting, 'Here I am! Here I am at last!'" (92)

"She looked eagerly at all the signs hanging above the shops..." (93)

"'Oh thank you,' said Ellen gratefully." (95)

Which of the following best describes the narrator's point of view in Chapter 9?

Third person limited: Only Ellen's thoughts are directly revealed.

First person: the narrator is one of the characters in the story.

Third person objective: none of the characters' thoughts are directly revealed.

Third person Omniscient: Each character's thoughts are revealed.

What detail from the text best supports the inference that Ellen gained confidence from Higgins' encouragement.

"He had given her something more important than money."

"She couldn't even see Higgins as he marched away."

"Suddenly she could feel tears splashing down on her jacket and all her efforts to be brave broke down."

"But inside she was trembling."

What is the simile in Chapter 5?

Dicey turned away crying like a bawling calf.

She wasn't sure what the secret was.

You expect me to cut my daughter's hair like that?

Where does Ellen hide after she gets away from the boys?

fireplace in a burned out house

How did Ellen get kind of lost in the beginning of the story?

running away from the Brinkerhoff boys

running away from pigs and horses

How did Dicey react when the two boys pinned her to the tree?

Dicey screamed "stop" and ran away.

Dicey just stayed there and cried.

How did Grandfather point out directions to Ellen?

by the shadows that the sun makes

Why didn't Abby want Ellen to deliver the bread? answer choices She had already lost her husband.She didn't think Ellen would fool anyone as a boy.She didn't think Ellen was brave enough.All of the above.

She had already lost her husband.

She didn't think Ellen would fool anyone as a boy.

She didn't think Ellen was brave enough.

TOLIVER'S SECRET

Authored by Sue Johnson

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4th - 6th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the location of this narrative?

England

New York

Long Island

Buffalo

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who is the protagonist?
(Main character)

Mother

Grandfather

King George III

Ellen Toliver

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What did Mother hide in a loaf of bread?

A silver snuffbox

A diamond ring

money

a key

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who is living upstairs in Grandfather's house?

Ellen's brother

No one

6 British officers

mice

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CCSS.RL.4.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why does Ellen procrastinate (dawdle) when she is supposed to go to the pump to get water early in the morning?

She likes to stay in bed.

She is avoiding a bully.

They have running water, so why bother?

She is afraid of the soldiers.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When is this story set?

During the Age of Exploration

Colonial times

During the start of the Revolutionary War

modern times

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does jauntily mean?

In a slow way

lively and carefree

poorly

accuartely

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

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