A Chair For My Mother Quiz

What did the character's mother do at the Blue Tile Diner?

• She was a cook in the kitchen.

• She cleaned tables.

• She was a waitress.

• She was the manager.

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CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

What was a job that the little girl did at the diner?

• She washed the salt and pepper shakers.

• She was in charge of making the salads.

• She helped seat the customers.

• She had to mop the floors.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What would the mother and daughter do with their change when they came home from the diner?

• They would buy an ice cream cone on the way home.

• They donated it to their community center.

• They would give their change to the grandmother.

• They would put the change into a big jar.

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CCSS.RL.1.1

What were they going to do once the jar was completely full of money?

• Donate it to the community.

• Give it to their landlord.

• Use it to buy a new house.

• Use the money to buy a chair.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.SL.1.2

What caused the family to lose their home and things inside?

• The house was ruined in a flood.

• A huge fire burned their home down and everything inside burned.

• They were kicked out of their home.

• Their home was knocked down by a tornado.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.SL.1.2

Where were the girl and her mother when the fire occurred?

• At the diner.

• Buying new clothes.

• Shopping for shoes

• Eating lunch at the park.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.SL.1.2

When the mother saw the fire what was she mostly worried about?

• The grandmother being safe.

• Her favorite chair.

• All her pictures that were in the home.

• Her cat.

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CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.SL.1.2

Where did the girl, her mother, and the grandmother live after their home was gone?

• With the neighbors

• Their community center.

• The mother's sister's house.

• On the streets.

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CCSS.RL.1.1

What was the new apartment downstairs like?

• Very empty with shiny floors.

• Cold and damp.

• Scary and smelly.

• Crowded and cold.

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CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.1.4

How long did they save to buy the chair?

• For three years.

• It took a year to fill up the jar.

• Two years

• It took them 1 month to fill up the jar.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.SL.1.2