"The Moustache" by Robert Cormier

Which word best describes Mike's tone in the opening paragraph?

• devastated

• casual

• hateful

• confused

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When Mike says that his mother "stood there like a one-man firing squad," he is suggesting that his mother does this because

• she is a tyrant.

• she hurts him.

• she is mean to him.

• she observes him.

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In what sense does the moustache cost Mike money?

• razors and shaving cream

• movie prices

• he gets fired from his job

• school fee for not complying with dress code

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What kind of pressure does Cindy NOT put on Mike?

• owning his own car

• academics

• getting a college scholarship

• visiting his grandmother

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In reference to Mike's mother, why does a "shadow fall across her face" (Cormier 3)?

• sun is setting because it's getting late

• Mike refuses to shave off his moustache

• Mike thinks he's seen a ghost

• she realizes the double meaning of what she said

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To whom/what does the "it" refer when Mike asks, "Or was it a medicine brightness" (Cormier 3)?

• the brightness in his grandmother's eyes

• the sunlight coming from the fluorescent lights

• the glint on the car windows

• the bottle of pills near the bed

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In retrospect, why does it make sense that Mike's grandmother's "eyes regarded him with such intensity" (Cormier 3)?

• she was upset that she couldn't remember her grandson

• she had mistaken Mike's identity

• she was trying to figure out who was standing in front of her

• she was a bitter old woman

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What inference can we make about Mike grandfather from the information at the top of page 4?

• he was an angry man

• he enjoyed fancy clothes

• he never took care of his family

• he cheated on his wife (the grandmother)

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Which word best describes the grandmother's demeanor in the following passage: "Tell her I want no juices, Mike," my grandmother commanded regally, her eyes still watching invisible birds" (Cormier 4)?

• defiant

• submissive

• weary

• confused

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What does Mike learn about his grandparents' relationship on page 5?

• His grandfather had been unfaithful to his grandmother.

• His grandmother had wrongfully accused his grandfather of being unfaithful.

• His grandmother had been unfaithful to his grandfather.

• His grandfather had wrongfully accused his grandmother of being unfaithful.

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