Feathered Friend

In "Feathered Friend", when does the narrator first realize Claribel is aboard the space station?

• When Claribel passes out

• When Sven needs oxygen

• When a flash of yellow flies past

• When he hears the bird singing/whistling

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Why do crew members pass around an oxygen bottle?

• To see what would happen if they took too much oxygen

• To keep themselves from losing consciousness

• To determine who is sick

• To remind each other of their loyalty and friendship

In the opinion of the narrator in "Feathered Friends," why is Claribel a "sensible" choice as a pet for Sven? (Choose two)

• She weighs very little

• She sings quite beautifully

• She is good company for Sven

• Lack of gravity does no affect her

• She gets a bit noisy when she is upset

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

If a group of people lamented in public, which of the following events was most likely taking place? Base your answer on the meaning of lamented.

• a party

• a funeral

• a wedding

• a graduation

Think about the setting of "Feathered Friend." What is the most likely reason that "early spacers" were "wiry little fellow(s)"

• both space and supplies on the space station are limited

• they are short and cute

• small people have a special love for adventure

• construction is a job for small but muscular people

Which of these quotations from "Feathered Friend" best supports the answer to Question 5"

• There's never been a regulation that forbids one to keep pets in a pace station

• A space suit is not the most convenient of garbs in which to work

• I was sitting in the little chubbyhole laughingly called my office

• A space station has more hiding places than you can count

Which of the following is one of the meanings of the Greek root -path-?

• Feeling

• Health

• Sight

• Time

As the narrator awakens in the morning, he has a headache. What is the most likely reason for the headache?

• a night of bad dreams

• confusion between day and night

• lack of oxygen in the space station

• illness spread by close contact with birds

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CCSS.RL.6.1

What is the definition of pathetically?

• in a way that makes someone feel joy

• making someone sad

• making someone happy

• in a way that causes someone to feel pity

What is the definition of lamented?

• in an angry way

• expressed in a way that shows sadness or sorrow

• expressed in a way that shows happiness

• in an uncaring way