Junkyard Wonders

1.How would you describe the setting of the story?

• California, present day

• A school that has many bullies

• In the field, in the past

• School, throughout the school year, in the past

2. Which option below mentions the rising action in the story?

• “My heart sang as I walked to school with all of the kids on my gramma’s block on the first day of school.”

• “Like I said,” Gibbie whispered, “that baby is going straight to the moon”.

• “The next day, Mrs. Peterson arrived in class with a basket full of small glass bottles.”

• “Mrs. Peterson has always been with me...all these years.”

3. “The next day, Mrs. Peterson arrived in class with a basket full of small glass bottles. “Today,” she said, “we are going to determine your tribes.” She gave us each a vial.

What do you think is the meaning of the word “vial”?

• A small container

• A bead

• A piece of wood

• A scented wax

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4. “Then the two of us fanned out. I found a girl that smelled like vanilla. ‘Looks like you are in my tribe,’ I chirped. "

What is the meaning of the phrase “fanned out”?

• Held up a wrist

• Sniffed around

• Spread out

• Using a hand to waft a scent

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5. How does Trisha’s view of being a “junkyard kid” change from the beginning of the book to the end of the book?

• Trisha goes from being ashamed to be a junkyard kid to being proud of being a junkyard kid.

• In the beginning of the book Trisha wants to be a junkyard kid, but by the end of the book she realizes how odd the group is.

• Trisha wants to get out of the junkyard class and by the end of the book she does.

• In the beginning, Trisha likes her class and by the end she decides it was a fun time, but she’d like to go back to her old school.

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6. What is the meaning of the word “assorted”?

“Thom and I were climbing over our last pile of assorted junk.” (pg 26)

• Organized

• Covered in dirt

• Different kinds put together

• Leaning over

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7. What evidence supports the inference that Jody’s health was declining?

Choose two answers.

• “He had started missing a lot of school, not feeling well.”

• “Jody stood up- he sure looked pale.”

• “Later that day, the whole class went to the woods behind the school to collect flowers and to remember Jody.”

• “It was a week later when Mrs. Peterson was late. She was never late! Her eyes were red and she looked sad.”

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Which is the BEST theme for this story?

• Don’t judge a book by its cover.

• Some things never change.

• Being a junkyard kid isn’t always easy.

• Everyone deserves to feel that they belong.

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9. Which two ideas should be included in a summary of this story?

• Thom is a boy in Trisha’s class.

• Trisha, a girl from California, starts at her new school in Michigan.

• Ravanne never talked, but she was a whiz at math.

• A beloved classmate passes away, and the class finds a way to honor his memory.

• Trisha’s dad arranged for the whole class to go to a neighbor’s house for a hayride.

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10. “Me? Well, I have trouble seeing. They call me Sissy Boy because, even so, I love ballet! It’s my life.”

“I take ballet, too, at least I did in California.”

“I knew there was something about you I liked.” Thom said.

I felt I had found a soulmate in Thom, and since he thought Jody was nifty...so did I.

How is Trisha feeling during this interaction?

• She is feeling hopeful, because there is someone in her class that she can relate to.

• She is feeling annoyed, because Thom won’t stop talking to her.

• She is feeling defeated, because the kids are making fun of her for being in the “junkyard”.

• She is feeling overwhelmed with all of the homework that Mrs. Peterson has given them.

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