Miss Rumphius Comprehension and Vocab

Who is telling the story?

• a narrator

• Miss Rumphius

• an older man

• Miss Rumphius' great-niece

What did Alice's grandfather do for a living?

• he was an artist

• he owned a restaurant

• he was a fisherman

• none of the above

The narrator is named after Miss Rumphius.

• True

• False

Why did people call her "That Crazy Old Lady"?

• she yelled at kids

• she had 74 cats

• she spent her days walking around throwing seeds

• all of the above

Wind and birds helped carry Lupine seeds all over the countryside.

• True

• False

Why did Miss Rumphius stop traveling?

• She hurt her back riding a camel.

• She just got tired of traveling.

• She hurt herself riding a horse.

• None of the above

Which one was NOT one of Miss Rumphius' motivations?

• have lots of cats

• travel to far away places

• live by the sea

• make the world more beautiful

At Grandma's house, Jo and Alice like to help with the _______ in the cornfield.

• conservatory

• sowing

• moist

• lupines

Early in the mornings, the grass is ________ before the sun causes the dew to evaporate.

• moist

• hollow

• sowing

• fetch

The children picked lots of _________ and placed them in the basket to take home.

• hollow

• sowing

• conservatory

• lupines