"The Tail"

What did Tasha's mom tell her she had to do this summer?

• Get a job at the corner store

• Go to summer school

• Babysit her younger brother

• Practice her jump roping skills

What had Tasha planned to do this summer?

• Join the swim team

• Spend time with her friends

• Get a new puppy

• Watch Junior

Tasha disobeyed her mom and went where?

• The movies

• Roller skating

• The mall

• The playground

At what point in the story does Tasha become worried?

• When she can't find Junior

• When she can't find her jump rope

• When she broke a dish in the kitchen

• When Naomi called Junior cutey

Junior takes a ____________to always listen to Tasha.

• tail

• lesson

• vow

• spasm

What is a possible theme for "The Tail?"

• Always listen to Tasha because she is the boss

• Friends are forever

• You never miss something or someone until it's gone.

• Don't play in the park

What is the meaning of "tail" as it is used in the story?

• A story

• Something that follows you around

• Something that causes harm

• The hind part of an animal

What is a synonym for anxious?

• Spoiled

• SIlly

• Happy

• Worried

Biting and cutting with teeth means...

• chew

• gnaw

• bite

• run

The point in the story when Tasha finds Junior is called the__________

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Plot

• Resolution