What Do Fish Have To Do With Anything?

Who is the main character in "What Do Fish Have To Do With Anything?"

• William

• The Homeless Man

• Mrs. Markham

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CCSS.RL.6.1

What is the setting in "What Do Fish Have To Do With Anything?"

• Home, school, a street

• home, a playground, a farm

• a ship, the ocean, a lake

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CCSS.RL.6.5

What is the conflict in "What Do Fish Have To Do With Anything?"

• Willie wants to eat more cake, but his mom does not allow it.

• Willie wants to talk to the homeless man, but the homeless man won't speak to him.

• Willie wants his mom to see and face her problems, but she refuses to do so.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.3

Why is Willie looking for the cure for unhappiness?

• He wants to give cake to the homeless man.

• He wants to help his father.

• He wants to help his mother.

• He wants to help himself.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is one of the themes in this story?

• Adults always know best.

• Children should listen to their parents

• Unhappy people can not face their problems.

• Don't care so much about yourself that you are blind to others.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.5

A theme is....

• a lesson or moral the author wants to teach you.

• a literary device.

• a literary genre

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CCSS.RL.6.2

What is Willie thinking in this part of the story?

• He wonders if he could visit the caves, so he can see the fish.

• He wonders how can these fish survive without eyes.

• He wonders if his mom will be overcome her unhappiness

• He wonders if the fish will see again when they leave the cave.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Willie is afraid...

• of the homeless man.

• that his mom will leave, just like his father did.

• of the dark.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

Willie is trying to tell his mom that...

• she needs to see the homeless man is nice.

• he wants to visit the fish caves

• she needs to face her problems to be happy again.

• she needs to see that he can take care of himself.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

The homeless man is trying to say that..

• Willie is mature and can think for himself.

• Willie can see in dark streets and alleys.

• Willie is able to see that the man is homeless.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4