Charles Quiz

Which is the setting of the story?

• Laurie’s school and church, in the 1950s

• Laurie’s home and the mall, in the 1960s

• Laurie’s school and home, in the 1950s

• Laurie’s home and the park, in the 1970s

Why did Charles have to stay after school?

• He yelled really loud and disturbed the 1st grade class.

• He stole a girl’s Twinkies and ate them.

• He was late to school three days in a row.

• He hit the principal.

Why didn’t Laurie’s mother go to the first Parent-Teacher meeting?

• She forgot all about it until it was too late.

• She was afraid about meeting Charles’s mother.

• Her baby had a cold.

• Her mother was in town.

Why wasn’t Charles allowed to do exercises?

• He forgot his gym clothes.

• He didn’t complete his homework.

• He tripped a girl during chorus.

• He kicked the teacher’s friend.

“The day my son Laurie started kindergarten he renounced corduroy overalls with bibs and began wearing blue jeans with a belt.” What does “renounced” mean?

• ruined

• abandoned

• separated

• folded

“He came home the same way, the front door slamming open, his cap on the floor, and the voice suddenly becoming raucous shouting, ‘Isn’t anybody here?”What does “raucous” mean?

• unruly

• controlled

• pleasant

• quit

Which punishment occurs in this story, that shows the setting is in the past?

• being held after school

• having extra homework

• getting a spanking

• having to sit out an activity

Why did Laurie’s mother keep looking around at the PTA meeting?

• She is waiting to meet one of her friends.

• She was looking at the clock to see the time.

• She was waiting for her husband to meet her.

• She wanted to see what Charles’s mother looked like.

What did Laurie’s teacher say about Laurie adjusting to kindergarten?

• He is best friends with a boy named “Charles”.

• He had a tough time at first, but he is doing better.

• She is very concerned about his behavior in school.

• She doesn’t want him in her class anymore.

Explain the significance of the teacher’s statement, “We don’t have any Charles in the kindergarten.”

• It proved to the reader that Laurie was Charles.

• It proved to the reader that there were two kindergarten classes.

• It proved to the reader that the teacher didn’t know her students.

• It proved to the reader that Charles went to a different school.