Rules - Chapter 11-12

THEME

I. Am. He turns the page in his book and points to Incomplete.

“No you’re right. But I know what you mean. Sometimes I don’t feel whole, either.” I find an empty packet for Torn. “I feel like I’m ripping half. One half wanting to run away and be a regular person with my friends, but my other half is scared to leave David because he can’t make it on his own.”

This passage from Chapter 12 is proof of which of the following theme topics?

• kindness

• challenges

• home

• breaking rules

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

“My door creaks, but my head is too heavy to lift.”

Which type of figurative language is used?

• idiom

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

DETAILS

What state does Catherine live in?

• New Jersey

• California

• Maine

• Florida

SUMMARY

A good title for Chapter 11 could be _____.

• The Trip Home

• The Miracle

• Ryan’s Mean Streak

• Occupational Therapy

SEQUENCING

Which event happens first?

• Catherine is embarrassed to give Jason the new words.

• Catherine thanks her mother for the new colored pencils.

• Ryan gives David an empty gum wrapper.

• Catherine shows Jason what it is like to run.

SEQUENCING

Which event happens last?

• Catherine is embarrassed to give Jason the new words.

• Catherine thanks her mother for the new colored pencils.

• Ryan gives David an empty gum wrapper.

• Catherine shows Jason what it is like to run.

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

“Like an apple, red perfect on the outside, but mushy brown at the first bite.”

Which type of figurative language is used?

• personification

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile