An Elephant in the Garden by: Michael Morpurgo

What is Karl's mom's job in the beginning of the story?

• a teacher

• a professor

• a nurse

• a doctor

What is the setting at the beginning of the story?

• Germany

• a nursing home

• Lizzie's house

• the zoo

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CCSS.RL.4.3

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What type of story, or genre, is this story?

• informational

• fantasy

• science fiction

• historical fiction

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CCSS.RL.8.9

Why does the font of the story change?

• The font changes when Lizzie is the narrator of the story.

• To make it more interesting

• It changes because Karli becomes the narrator.

• It changes because the story is in the past.

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What German city does Lizzie and her family live in?

• Berlin

• Munich

• Frankfurt

• Dresden

Where do Uncle Manfred and Aunt Lottie live?

• on a farm in the countryside

• in the next town

• in downtown Dresden

• in the house next to Lizzie's

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What literary device interrupts a story to tell you what happened in the past?

• Foreshadowing

• Metaphor

• Symbolism

• Flashback

What did the director of the zoo say would happen to the animals if the city was bombed?

• They would be set free.

• They would all be killed.

• They would be placed in a bomb shelter.

• They would be taken to Berlin.

What caused Marlene to run away when she was being walked in the park?

• A loud noise

• the approaching bombers

• a German Shepherd

• a gun shot

When Lizzie and her family first met Peter, what had happened to him?

• his plane had been shot down.

• he had been captured by the Germans.

• he has escaped from a prison camp.

• he had stolen food from a farm.