A Mango Shaped Space (Chapters 3 & 4)

At the beginning of Chapter 3 why can't Mia sleep?

• She is thinking about going to get her painting from out of the rain.

• She can't stop thinking about Billy and how he is the only person she knows who might have synesthesia like her.

• It is hot and they don't have AC, so she's uncomfortable.

• Mango is sick and she stays up to take care of him.

What does Mia discover when she gets to the cemetery that morning?

• Her grandfather's grave has been vandalized.

• Someone stole the painting she left for her grandfather.

• Jenna and her dad are there visiting her deceased mom there.

• The rains washed away all the paint off the painting and Mia can't see anything she recognizes.

Mia and her best friend, Jenna have a little disagreement/squabble at the cemetery. What was it about?

• Mia wanted to know why Jenna was there and Jenna wouldn't tell her.

• Jenna found out Mia was keeping secrets about her synesthesia.

• Jenna said the painting of Mango on Mia's grandfather's shoulder, that the rain messed up, looked like a rat and Mia got mad.

• Whether school shopping was fun or not.

What is Zach doing at the beginning of the chapter?

• He is playing another prank on Mia.

• He is outside playing with his friends.

• He is at the mall doing some Back to School shopping.

• He is in the kitchen making lemonade with Mia to sell at their Lemonade Stand.

Mia says, "Three hours later we return to the kitchen. We're hot, sunburned, and only four dollars richer." What word best describes how Mia is feeling at that moment?

• EXCITED

• DISCOURAGED

• NERVOUS

• IMPRESSED

On their way to the vet appointment, Mango is meowing loudly. How does it affect Mia?

• She tells him to be quiet and stop making noise.

• She is playing with him and loves his meowing.

• She begins meowing too and pretends to sing along with him.

• Each high-pitched meow sends Sunkist-orange coils dancing in front of her, but she doesn't mind.

What incident happened at the vet's office that left people crying and the mood very sad?

• Mango had surgery and didn't make it.

• Roger's dog was put to sleep and Roger was crying because he thought the dog was in pain.

• A child got attacked by one of the dogs.

• They found out the vet's office was closing down.

What word choice tells the reader how Mia feels about the first day of school?

• The school bus pulls up in front of Harrison Middle School.

• I pray the first day of school has been canceled because of an earthquake, tidal wave, or avalanche.

• The same old school, the same old faces.

• School spirit and all that.

What text detail is an example of the signpost "Contrast & Contradictions?"

• I definitely don't want to take Pre-algebra and Spanish.

• Jenna says she hates the first day of school because "everyone's trying to impress each other," but Mia points out to her she's doing the same thing by wearing a dress on the first day.

• "I forgot about our cheerleader phobia."

• Zach bounds down the steps of the bus, thrilled to be in middle school at last.

Mia is in danger of failing which two subjects because her synesthesia is a barrier to understanding the material?

• RELA and Social Studies

• Science and Social Studies

• Math and Spanish

• Math and PE