The Sun Parlor

The author said The Sun Parlor is about two things, and which came first. What were those two things?

• Houses and children

• Pride and control

• Perfection and readiness

• Neighbors and impressions

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

The author described herself and her siblings as all of the following EXCEPT

• Well-schooled in good manners

• Well-behaved almost all of the time

• Destructive if left without adult supervision

• Obedient to the commands of grown-ups

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

When neighbors came to see her mother's house, what would her mother tell her and her siblings?

• Don't you dare come into the room where we are

• If you embarrass me, you will regret it!

• If you act politely, I will take you out for ice cream later

• Keep clean and play quietly while they're here. It won't be long

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did one woman ask the author's mother when she saw 4 children "good as gold" in the beautiful house?

• What prescription do you use to keep them under control?

• Do they break things often?

• How much have they cost you in repairs?

• How can you bear to let children loose in a lovely house like this?

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Whenever a visitor asked the author's mother how she can bear to let children loose in the house, how did the children react?

• They smiled and their faces beamed with pride

• They were terrified that they be kicked out and would starve

• They would kick the person in the shin and run away

• They screamed and ran away

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

When questioned by those touring the house, the author's mother would nicely respond with what?

• My children don't act like yours

• I've only sent one child to an orphanage. Then the rest complied

• The children don't belong to the house. The house belongs to the children

• I set strict limits on which rooms they are allowed to enter.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

When did the author for once forget that a child is not subordinate to a house?

• When her own children were all under six

• The summer that Sis visited when she was eight

• When her mother's sister had a heart attack

• When Sis returned as an adult to visit

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

When the author and her family moved to a house in the Highlands of Oak Bluffs, she said, "No one had ever looked aghast at a child on its premises." What did she say next?

• "Except me"

• "Except Sis"

• "Except my mother"

• "Except my mother's sister"

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The summer that the author painted the sunroom, she said "I am not a painter, but ...." What was the rest of the sentence?

• "I am a perfectionist"

• "I played one on TV"

• "I sure knocked it out of the park on that room!"

• "I tried to look like I was"

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

When Sis arrived as an 8-year-old, what was her reaction when she first saw the newly-painted sun room?

• Ewww! That is the ugliest yellow paint I've ever seen!

• Can I color on the walls with my crayons?

• My dog will want to sleep on that rug!

• It's the most beautiful room I ever saw in my life

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3