Unit 1 Test 1 Review

Paragraph 3 - But the weather outside was ideal - with a perfect breeze blowing - and I didn't want that cumbersome piece of plastic weighing down my head.

What does the word cumbersome mean?

• Heavy

• Hot

• Protective

• Ugly

Paragraph 1 - I feigned sleep while she cuffed my arm, stuck a thermometer in my ear, and timed my pulse. When she finished, I opened by eyes.

What does the word feigned mean?

• attempted

• closed

• enjoyed

• pretended

Paragraph 8 - I guess I shouldn't have answered that way because everyone looked at each other as if I had just grown an extra toe.

The phrase "as if I had just grown an extra toe" means that everyone looked -

• angry

• honest

• strange

• worried

What is the conflict in the story?

• Angie cannot remember her family.

• Angie is in the hospital with an injury.

• Angie wants to leave the hospital but is not allowed to.

• Angie decides not to wear her helmet while bike-riding.

The gloves worn by Angie's family members are like "costumes" because they -

• hide the marks Angie uses to identify each person

• are part of different costumes Angie wore as a child

• help show Angie's family members' great acting skills

• make Angie laugh and keep her entertained on Halloween

Why does Angie say she feels "like a fortune teller at a carnival?"

• She believes she knows things that no one else knows.

• She must look at people's hands to know things about them.

• She tries to determine her future as she sits in her hospital bed.

• She thinks everyone looks at her strangely, as if she were a circus performer.

Which sentence from the story expresses Angie's growing hopelessness during her hospital stay?

• I mumbled an unintelligible reply.

• I began to wonder whether I'd ever get better.

• I regretted ignoring that helmet now, that was for sure.

• I swallowed so hard, I thought I would swallow my tongue.

How does the reader know that Angie's conflict has been resolved?

• She says that she has an idea.

• She says that she is going home soon.

• She says that she feels like a fortune teller at a carnival.

• She says that she regrets her decision not to wear her helmet.

Which of the following best summarizes the story?

• A girl is excited about leaving the hospital after Halloween.

• A girl is hurt in a bike accident and can't remember her family.

• A girl decides not to wear her helmet because of the nice weather.

• A girl writes her family's initials on their hands to help her remember them.

The first-person point of view in this story helps readers understand -

• how Angie feels about what happened to her

• what all the characters think and feel about Angie's accident

• what Angie's mother thinks when Angie does not recognizer her

• what someone outside the story thinks about what happened to Angie