War of the Wall

What causes the initial conflict between the narrator and the painter lady?

• A. her dislike of the town’s food

• B. her choice of who she did and did not include in the mural

• C. her desire to paint the wall that the neighborhood kids like to use

• D. her disrespect towards the neighborhood kids by not speaking to them

How does the author establish the painter lady as an outsider?

• A. The author stresses that the painter lady is from another country and doesn’t look like the people in town.

• B. The author emphasizes that the painter lady is from out of town and acts differently than people in the community

• C. The author describes how the painter lady tries to connect with the people in the community, but no one responds to her.

• D. The author highlights how much the painter lady dislikes the narrator to show that she is unable to get along with people in town.

How is the conflict in the story resolved?

• A. The painter lady leaves the community.

• B. The community welcomes the painter lady.

• C. The painter lady’s mural honors the community.

• D. The community realizes they should appreciate each other.

How does seeing the inscription on the wall affect the narrator?

• A. The narrator realizes that they and the painter share a mutual dislike of Jimmy Lyons.

• B. The narrator realizes that they and the painter share a connection with Jimmy Lyons.

• C. The narrator realizes that they were always right about the painter lady’s disrespect of the wall.

• D. The narrator realizes that, even if the painter did a good deed, she still took away their favorite wall.

Which statement best expresses a theme of the story?

• A. Adults have a hard time understanding what kids find important.

• B. Excluding others who are different causes us to miss their true value.

• C. Expressing yourself through art is the only way to heal from a tragedy.

• D. Ruining someone else’s hard work is never the way to resolve a conflict.