Grade 7: Telling Stories

Which evidence from "Charles" supports the inference that Laurie enjoys that his parents believe his stories about Charles?

• "'Look down,' Laurie said. 'Look at my thumb. Gee, you're dumb.' He began to laugh insanely."

• "'Well, he certainly likes kindergarten,' I said. 'He talks about it all the time.'"

• "'Charles,' Laurie said. 'He gave the crayons around and he picked up the books afterward and the teacher said he was her helper.'"

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Which evidence from "Charles" supports the inference that Laurie's stories about Charles are really about himself?

• "'I've been so anxious to meet you,' I said. 'I'm Laurie's mother.'"

• "'Charles?' she said. 'We don't have any Charles in the kindergarten.'"

• "'Ask her what happened to Charles,' my husband said. 'I'd like to know.'"

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Which evidence from "Charles" supports the inference that Charles doesn't exist?

• "'I've been so anxious to meet you,' I said. 'I'm Laurie's mother.'"

• “'We had a little trouble adjusting, the first week or so,' she said primly, 'but now he’s a fine little helper. With occasional lapses, of course.'”

• "No one stood up in the meeting and apologized for the way her son had been acting. No one mentioned Charles."

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In "Charles," how does Laurie’s mother feel about Laurie's first days in kindergarten?

• She fears Laurie is being negatively impacted.

• She is afraid he is unhappy with school.

• She is glad that Laurie has made a new friend.

• She believes the teacher is unable to handle the classroom.

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In "Charles," how do Laurie’s parents feel about Charles's mother?

• They dislike her because they blame her for Charles’s behavior.

• They are curious about her, and they wonder how she deals with Charles’s behavior.

• They are afraid of her because they think she must be just as bad a person as Charles.

• They doubt whether she really exists.

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Which sentence best supports about how Laurie's mother felt about his first days of kindergarten?

• "'What word?' his father asked unwisely, and Laurie said, 'I’ll have to whisper it to you, it’s so bad.'"

• "'What did he do?' I asked again, but Laurie slid off his chair, took a cookie, and left, while his father was still saying, 'See here, young man.'"

• "'It’ll be all right,' my husband said reassuringly. 'Bound to be people like Charles in the world. Might as well meet them now as later.'"

• "'Do you think kindergarten is too unsettling for Laurie? All this toughness, and bad grammar, and this Charles boy sounds like such a bad influence.'”

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Which sentence best supports the way Laurie's parents feel about Charle's mother?

• "'We’re all so interested in Laurie,' she said."

• "'If only she’s there,' I said prayerfully."

• "At the meeting I sat restlessly, scanning each comfortable matronly face, trying to determine which one hid the secret of Charles."

• "'Wait and see,' my husband said cynically. 'When you’ve got a Charles to deal with, this may mean he’s only plotting.'"

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Read the excerpt from "Charles."

With the third week of kindergarten Charles was an institution in our family; the baby was being a Charles when she cried all afternoon; Laurie did a Charles when he filled his wagon full of mud and pulled it through the kitchen; even my husband, when he caught his elbow in the telephone cord and pulled telephone, ashtray, and a bowl of flowers off the table, said, after the first minute, "Looks like Charles."

What does the phrase "Charles was an institution in our family" imply about Charles?

• The personalities of Laurie's family members are just as difficult as Charles'.

• Charles has become a very big part of the family's day-to-day life.

• Charles has begun spending a great deal of time with Laurie's family.

• Charles's influence has caused the family to act in ways that are disruptive or destructive.

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How is the character of Laurie similar in the text to Laurie in the film version of "Charles"?

• In both versions, Laurie tests the authority of his parents and teacher.

• In both versions, Laurie retains the qualities of a nursery-school tot.

• In both versions, Laurie gets along better at school than at home.

• In both versions, Laurie clashes with his mother but gets along well with his father.

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Which scene differs between the text and film version of "Charles"?

• In the film version, the viewer sees "Charles" sitting on a stool in the corner of the classroom.

• In the text version, readers understand that Laurie speaks insolently toward his father.

• In the film version, viewers hear "Charles" speaking freshly to the PE

  teacher.

• In the text version, readers understand that Laurie's parents laugh at Laurie's stories about "Charles."

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