Tiger Rising Test

The Kentucky Star Motel, where Rob and his father live, has a sign in the shape of Kentucky. How did the motel get it's name?

• The owner was from Kentucky.

• The owner loves to visit Kentucky.

• The motel is named after a horse.

• The motel is named after the tiger.

Throughout most of the story, how does Rob cope with things he can't change?

• He gets angry.

• He keeps everything in his "suitcase".

• He starts to whittle wood.

• He goes to visit the tiger

What makes the Threemonger brothers bully Rob? How does Rob deal with their threats and abuse?

• They bully him because he's different, Rob doesn't fight back.

• They don't bully him, they're actually friends.

• They bully him because he likes Sistine, Rob starts a fight with them.

Sistine is named after the Sistine Chapel. How is she like or different from this famous landmark?

• She's wears pretty dresses and the Sistine Chapel is considered beautiful.

• Her personality is always nice like the Sistine Chapel.

• Sistine is not always prim and proper like the Sistine Chapel.

• Sistine is old like the Sistine Chapel.

Name some of the objects Rob whittles.

• A bird

• A dog

• A tiger

• Sistine

What does Willie May think will help Rob's rash go away.

• medicine

• letting his sadness go

• exercise

• soaking in a tub

What is the significance of the tiger's cage.

• Rob and Sistine both feel trapped and they need to let go of things.

• It represents the motel.

• Beauchamp's power over Rob's dad

• It's like a church

What happens to Rob when he's around Sistine?

• He gets butterflies.

• He opens up his suitcase.

• He feels upset and angry.

• He wants to go see the tiger.

The rain in the book represents how Rob feels throughout the book. What feeling does the rain represent?

• happiness

• sadness

• kindness

• anger

Throughout the book Rob's dad has a tough exterior. What makes Rob's dad finally show his true emotions?

• When Rob tells him to say his mother's name.

• When he tells Rob not to cry.

• When he does his work as a janitor.

• When he shoots the tiger.