The Stranger Next Door Chapters 1-4

Where is the setting of this story?

• Valley View Estates

• Hilltop Middle School

• Seattle

• All of these are part of the setting

Alex and his family have thirty minutes to pack and leave the state. They are not allowed to bring anything with them from home.

• This is an example of foreshadowing

• This is an example of predicting

• This is a conflict

• This is the theme of our story

Which of the following lead us to believe that Alex and his family are NOT wealthy people?

• They lived in a trailer while their home was bring built

• Alex had to watch his younger brother Benji while his parents worked

• Alex helped his Dad do many of the needed things done a round the house

• All of these prove that they were NOT wealthy

What is the exposition of any story include?

• the setting of the story

• Background information of the story

• Explanation of the characters

• All of these are included in the exposition of the story

The exposition of a story puts the reader in "position" to read the story. This means the exposition gets the reader ready to read the story.

• true

• false

Why are Duke and Henry mean to Alex?

• They resent him for building a house on their bike trails

• They think he is a spoiled rich kid

• They are bullies

• All of these

Who is Mr. Woosley?

• He is Alex's dad

• He is the builder of the homes in Valley View Estates

• He is the driver for Rocky's family

Why are Alex and Benji so excited to have new neighbors?

• They are hoping someone their age is moving in

• They have no had anyone living next door

• Both of these

Why do you think that Henry, Duke, and Duke's older brother came to see Alex that evening?

• THey wanted to scare Alex

• They wanted to see where he lived

• They wanted to make Alex feel uncomfortable

• All of these

In chapter two, what make us realize that Rocky's family moving is a serious situation?

• They had to leave all of their belongings

• They had to leave their dog

• They could not tell anyone where they were going

• All of these are correct