The Man Who Loved Clowns Challenge

"In English, first hour, when all the kids in Hawaiian clothes stood up to be counted, no one noticed that I wasn’t in costume. How could they? I asked myself. I’m invisible. Anyway, they were all too interested in Cindi Martin, who was wearing a silk flower in her hair and dancing the hula in a grass skirt." Based on the previous excerpt, what point of view is The Man Who Loved Clowns written in?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What do you do to the title of a novel?

• Put it in italics

• Underline it

• Put it in quotation marks

• Put it in all capital letters

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Who is the protagonist of the novel?

• Avanelle

• Punky

• Delrita

• Aunt Queenie

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What type of text is The Man Who Loved Clowns?

• Fiction

• Nonfiction

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Select the traits that apply to Avanelle.

• Brunette hair

• Orange hair

• Only child

• Loves wood carving

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Avanelle just didn't know yet about my being invisible, but it was just a matter of time before someone would tell her or pass her a note. I wasn't going to set myself up to be hurt again." What can the reader infer about Delrita based on this quote?

• She dislikes Avanelle.

• No one is able to see Delrita.

• Avanelle is the only person who can see Delrita.

• Delrita is hurt by the fact that no one wants to be her friend.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is not a comparison word?

• Similar

• However

• Alike

• Both

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is not a contrasting word or phrase?

• Alike

• However

• Differences

• On the other hand

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Why is Avanelle ashamed of her family?

• Her siblings annoy her.

• Her mom is mean.

• Her father is in jail.

• Her uncle can be embarrassing.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

Where does Punky put his chicken bones?

• In the trash

• On his sawed off table

• In Delrita's room

• Behind the television

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2