Christmas Tapestry by Patricia Polacco

Why was Jonathan unhappy when his family moved?

• He was a nervous child.

• He was disappointed with the condition of the new church.

• He didn't like his family very much.

• His family ignored him in the new town.

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CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What happened to the wall in the church?

• The plaster got wet and fell off.

• Teenage boys vandalized it.

• The plasterer did a bad job installing the wall.

• It was never finished properly.

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CCSS.RF.2.4C

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

Why did Jonathan and his father take the bus and not the car?

• The bus was broken down because it was too snowy.

• There was too much snow for anyone to travel.

• The car was broken down and they needed to pick up some things for the Christmas service.

• They preferred the bus because they didn't want to drive themselves in the snow.

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CCSS.RF.2.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

What did the old woman at the bus stop share with Jonathan and his father?

• Mocha Latte

• Coffee

• Hot Chocolate

• Tea

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did the old woman gasp when she saw the tapestry?

• Her best friend had made it.

• Her husband had made it.

• Her mother had made it.

• She had made it herself.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How did the old woman know the tapestry was the very one she had made as a young girl?

• She had signed it with a sharpee.

• Her initials were sewn onto a corner on the back.

• Her husband had bought it for her as a wedding gift.

• Her parents had given it to her when she married.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What happened to the old woman in Germany?

• She was sent to a concentration camp by the Nazis.

• She had hidden away so the Nazis didn't capture her.

• She and her husband ran away from the Nazis to America.

• She stayed with relatives during the war (WWII).

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why was Mr Zukor, the plasterer, able to come to church on Christmas Eve?

• He had already attended services, so had extra time.

• He was of a different faith that does not celebrate Christmas, so he was available to work.

• He said he would attend his own church Christmas services later, so he had time to help.

• His family was out of town, so he was available to help.

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Why was Mr. Zukor so upset when he saw the tapestry?

• He thought the Weeks family had stolen it.

• His mother had lost it during the war.

• He didn't like the design at all.

• His wife had made it when they were young and he thought she was dead.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What did Mr. Zukor think had happened to his wife, Rachel, so long ago?

• He thought she had died in the concentration camp.

• He thought she had left him because she no longer loved him.

• He thought someone had kidnapped her.

• He thought she had died in a car accident.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3