Lesson 1 "The School Story" Comprehension and Vocabulary

What do the everyday things Natalie and her mother do together tell the reader about their relationship?

• They are not close.

• They are close.

• They do not get along.

Letha Springfield can best be described as

• mean and nasty

• honest and nosey

• sweet and nice

• challenging and demanding

What two things does the simile "She felt like a spy" compare?

• Like and spy

• She and like

• She and spy

• felt and spy

How would you describe Hannah and Natalie’s relationship?

• dishonest
• close
• distant
• intense

How does Natalie feel in her mom's office?

• happy because her mom will read her manuscript

• Sad because she doesn't know if her mom will like her manuscript

• Guilty because other authors have to wait for her mom to read their manuscripts

"Close" describes the relationship between

• Natalie and Zoe
• Zoe and Zee Zee
• Hannah and Natalie
• Casandra Day and Natalie

The word "demanding" describes which character in the story?

• Natalie

• Hannah

• Letha

• Zoe

Why did Natalie "feel like a spy" ?

• she was being sneaky by bringing the manuscript into her moms office pretending its someone elses

• She is spying on her mom

• Natalie and Zoe came up with a plan to spy on her mom to see how they can get her manuscript into the office

• She set up cameras in her moms office

What is the main conflict (problem) in "The School Story?"

• Natalie is trying to get her manuscript published

• Zoe wants to become a editor one day

• Natalie feels guilty about tricking her mother

• Natalie and Zoe want to play a trick on Letha

What is the main conflict (problem) that Natalie has in the story?

• She has an argument with Zoe

• She feels guilty about tricking her mother

• She is jealous of her mother's career

• She does not get to spend enough time with her mom