Slower Than the Rest Selection Test

Leo is allowed to keep the turtle because

• a) his mother is sympathetic towards turtles.

• b) his was the first one to see it.

• Both (a) and (b)

• Neither (a) nor (b)

Once Leo has set up the turtle's box, he declares himself

• a proud turtle owner.

• a proud father.

• a happy boy.

• ready for anything.

Leo does not have many friends, because

• his father is in the military and his family is constantly moving.

• there are no other children in his neighborhood.

• he is "slower then the rest."

• he is "slower than the rest."

Charlie takes care of Leo's happiness by

• feeding him lettuce and radishes.

• being congenial.

• writing him long letters in turtle language.

• doing special turtle tricks and jumping through a flaming hoop.

Charlie sniffs the air and take off as if

• no one has told him how slow he is supposed to be.

• there's an engine inside his shell.

• the air that he sniffs is lifting him off the ground.

• he's in a race with a rabbit.

Leo thinks he will never get over

• not having friends.

• how mean people can be at times.

• being separated from the rest of his classmates.

• the cat's feeling she belongs to herself.

Slower Than the Rest is

• a true story.

• a type of short story called historical fiction.

• fictional short story.

• a play.

A plot

• has an exposition, rising action, falling action, and a resolution.

• is the unfolding of connected events in a story.

• is a story.

• All of the above.

In Slower Than the Rest, we see that

• being smart is not the only thing that matters.

• a turtle can beat a rabbit in a race.

• slavery is terrible.

• a turtle can be difficult to take care of.

Slower Than the Rest reminds us that

• turtles need glass boxes so that they can be warmed by the sun.

• turtles are reptiles.

• when a person speaks from the heart, it is very powerful.

• even though they're cold-blooded, turtles still have feelings.