The Friendship War

"Besides, this sudden urge to count buttons?"

Why does Grace believe she is counting all the buttons during the assembly?

• Because she is trying not to talk to Ellie.

• To keep her from worrying about what might happen at lunch.

• Because the assembly is boring.

"My hands are cold, and it feels like I have a knot in the center of my stomach." Based on the excerpt, which best describes how Grace is feeling?

• ecstatic, delighted

• furious, enraged

• anxious, distressed

What does the underlined word mean in the following sentence?

"Ellie looks, too, and she pauses to frown at them."

• to show a facial expression of displeasure or concentration by wrinkling the brow

• To show a facial expression of joy and excitement by wrinkling the brow

• To show a facial of sadness and loneliness by wrinkling the brow

What "three feelings" did Grace experience as Ellie begins to present her buttons?

• impressed

• jealous

• annoyed

• anger

True or false:

Cause: It is not something a friend would do to another friend. Grace knows Ellie is just being herself.

Effect: Grace decided not to one-up Ellie by proving that she "does not have the most and the best and the prettiest" buttons.

• True

• False

"So there is something different about buttons, right?" What did Grace realize is different about buttons than other old objects?

• They hold clothing together

• They are fun to collect

• They might be used again

What part of speech is the underlined word?

"He picks up a large silver button with a harp design stamped onto the metal."

• enormous

• adjective

• conjunction

• verb

What did Grace use to encourage the boys on the bus to tell her why they are so into buttons?

• She offered to give them buttons.

• She promised not to tell the bus driver they are picking on her.

• She offered to give the boys hugs.

"Oh that? It wasn't important."

Grace decided not to tell the girls about the boys on the bus because she was scared the bus driver might find out.

• True

• False

"Ellie's sewing isn't going to win any prizes..."

What can be inferred from the statement?

• Ellie is an excellent sewer.

• Ellie is not a great sewer.