George Washington's Socks Comprehension Test

Why had Matt and his three friends decided to have a camp-out?

• It was to be the first meeting of the Adventure Club they had started

• Quentin wanted to show off all he had learned about constellations.

• They needed to do it to earn their Adventure badges from the scout troop.

• They wanted to prove to Carla and her friends that they weren't scared.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

What had Tony's grandfather told him about the Levart Lake disappearances?

• Nearby residents had reported hearing distant sounds of battle.

• The lake had been an eerie green color the morning following each one.

• They all had happened when there was a three-quarter moon.

• Large counterclockwise whirlpools had been seen those same nights.

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What happened to Adam Hibbs, whom the boys met on the Delaware River?

• He was imprisoned as a suspected spy by Captain McCowley.

• He fell on his bayonet while in a boat, sustaining serious injuries.

• He was swept into the whitewater after stealing the club's rowboat.

• He faded into the mist after giving Tony a letter for Tony's grandfather.

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Israel Gates offered Matt some pigeon meat to eat after Matt . . .

• made Israel a crutch from a sapling growing along the trail

• used a survival match from his kit to get a fire going

• gave Israel one of his sneakers to put on his injured foot

• volunteered to take the place of the drummer who had fallen ill

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

Before Israel's death, Matt promised that he would . . .

• find Israel's brother farther up in the ranks and urge him to return home

• see that Israel's name was recorded as one who fought for his country

• make sure Israel's sister got the present Israel had purchased

• keep the picture Israel had drawn as payment for Matt's shoe

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CCSS.RL.4.1

What did Mr. Hornbee do after caring for Matt at his farm?

• He told Matt he was on the side of King George.

• He led Matt to where he'd hidden the rowboat in a tangle of brush.

• He put Matt in a pantry beneath the floor to hide from the Hessian scouts.

• He let Matt use his mule to ride to the river.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

After they were reunited in the woods, what did Hooter tell Matt?

• The British loyalists were gathering nearby.

• Tony had become very patriotic and volunteered to be a spy.

• He had found the shed where Hibbs had built the original rowboat.

• The Hessians had carried away Katie and Q.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

Why hadn't Adam Hibb's grandfather returned to his own time?

• He took one look at a pretty girl and chose to stay.

• He was deathly afraid of water after his first trip in the boat.

• He decided to become a mountain man like one in his favorite movie.

• He lost the key that all time travelers receive in transit.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

The Hessian soldier named Gustav was shot in the back shortly after he . . .

• saved Katie, who had ventured out onto thin ice

• gave Matt his own blue beads to replace the ones Matt had lost

• drew a map to help the children return to Trenton

• threw his musket in the river and told Tony he was done fighting

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

What did Katie do with the socks George Washington had given her?

• She donated them as a decoration for the Adventure Club's tree house.

• She put them back in the rowboat before the boys pushed it away from the shore.

• She traded them to Q for a bag of marshmallows.

• She had Matt mail them to Adam Hibb's relatives.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.1