War of the Wall

Which statement expresses the theme of the story?

• Adults have a hard time understanding what kids find important.

• Expressing yourself through art is the best way to heal from a tragedy.

• Ruining someone else’s hard work is never the way to resolve a conflict

• Don’t judge people or assume to understand them before you get to know them.

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How does the author establish the painter lady as an outsider?

• The author stresses that the painter lady is from out of the country and doesn’t look like the people in town.

• The author emphasizes that the painter lady is from out of town and acts differently than people in the community.

• The author describes the painter lady as trying to connect with the people in the town, but experiencing rejection.

• The author stresses how much the painter lady dislikes the narrator to show that she is unable to get along with people in town

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What is the narrator’s reaction to Mama’s perspective on the painter lady?

• The narrator ignores Mama’s perspective of the painter lady.

• The narrator becomes sympathetic towards the painter lady.

• The narrator decides to not try to get the painter lady to leave.

• The narrator understands why the painter lady is painting their wall.

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What causes the conflict between the narrator and the painter lady?

• her dislike of the town’s food

• her disrespect towards the neighborhood kids by not speaking to them

• her desire to paint the wall that the neighborhood kids like to use

• her discrimination as seen in who she did and did not paint on the wall

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How does seeing the inscription on the wall affect the narrator?

• The narrator realizes that they and the painter share a mutual dislike of Jimmy Lyons

• The narrator realizes that they and the painter share a connection with Jimmy Lyons.

• The narrator realizes that they were always right about the painter and her disregard for the wall.

• The narrator realizes that, even if the painter did a good deed, she still took away their favorite wall.

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How does seeing the painter lady’s mural affect the narrator?

• The narrator is upset by what they see on the wall.

• The narrator is amazed by what they see on the wall.

• The narrator feels justified in their anger toward the painter lady.

• The narrator argues with Lou about what they see on the wall.

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How is the conflict in the story resolved?

• The mural is finished and revealed.

• The painter lady leaves the community

• The narrator is glad the painter lady came.

• The community welcomes the painter lady.

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