Fish in a Tree Chapters 19-24

Why does Albert think Mr. Daniels isn't a trusting person?

• Mr. Daniels lied to Albert

• Albert lied to Mr. Daniels and doesn't want to be caught

• Mr. Daniels inquired about Alberts bruises and had him speak to the school psychologist

• Mr. Daniels inquired about Alberts clothing and had him speak to the school nurse

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Keisha, Ally and Albert all have ice cream at the diner. Albert says the vanilla ice cream reminds him of Ellis Island, where immigrants received it as a treat for coming to America. Instead of understanding it was ice cream, the immigrants thought it was what food?

• Heavy Cream

• Butter

• Marshmallows

• Mashed Potatoes

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What does it mean to "stoop to someone's level"

• If you act like them, you are no better

• To help someone grab something on the ground

• When you stand like someone who has bad posture

• To glide like a bird

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What story does Keisha say is the best story she's heard in her whole life?

• The story of Ally's grandfather and how cool he was

• The story of how Mr. Daniels got into teaching

• The story of how Albert's parents became inventors

• The story of how Ally took Shay's cake as revenge for something Shay didn't even do

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What simile does Ally use to describe Travis' new car?

• It's like a rolling cucumber

• It's like a jalapeno on wheels

• It's like a pickle with tires

• It's like a speedy zucchini

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Shay teases Ally about Travis' car but Ally tries her best to ignore her. Ally remembers her mothers advice about mean people. What was her mother's advice?

• You just ignore mean people because they are only trying to get a rise out of you.

• You just ignore mean people because they don't deserve your attention.

• You just ignore mean people because you shouldn't stoop to their level.

• You just ignore mean people because they stink.

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Ally reluctantly attends Shay's birthday party at a butterfly exhibit. After accidentally touching a butterfly's wings, who comes to help Ally?

• Shay

• Suki

• Jessica

• Keisha

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Albert comes to Ally's defense when Shay brags about wearing purple, because "purple is the color of royalty". Albert says when the color first was created, it was made from the residue of what animal?

• Snails

• Caterpillars

• Worms

• Beetles

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Ally gives really great definitions for "alone" and "lonely". In fact, it gives the reader great insight into how she feels. Even though she gave a correct answer. She still feels crummy. What does she compare herself to at the end of chapter 23?

• An old penny

• A dinged dime

• A three sided coin

• A wooden nickel

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Ally chooses Roy G. Biv (It's a nic name for the colors Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet) for her fictional character hero. Mr. Daniels says she is an "out of the box thinker". What does it mean to be an "out of the box thinker"?

• To think with shapes that aren't square

• To think about things above the ground

• To be a creative, different kind of thinker than everyone else

• To not think about manufactured things

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