Comprehension Check Ch.1

Who is the main character of the story?

• Angela

• Brian

• The pilot

• Billy

What does it mean that Brian is the "copilot?"

• He has never flown in a plane.

• He is the second pilot, flying the plane.

• He has no clue what he is doing.

• He is the first one in charge.

What is Brian doing at the bottom of pg. 5, when the author writes, "Brian looking out the window at the ocean of trees and lakes. The burning eyes did not come back, but memories did, came flooding in. The words. Always the words.

Divorce.

The Secret.

Fights.

Split."

• He is focusing on the plane gears.

• He is excited about where he is going.

• He is physically on the plane, but mentally thinking of something else.

• He is happy.

Why is Brian on a plane.....Where is he going?

• To CandyLand

• To visit his dad

• To pilot camp

• To visit his mom

Brian is physically on a plane in Chapter 1, but what is going on in his mind?

• He is thinking about the plane.

• He is thinking about dinner.

• He is having lots of memories and thoughts about his parents.

Why does the author write, "In the summer Brian would live with his father. In the school year with his mother. That's what the judge said after looking at papers on his desk and listening to lawyers talk" (p. 6)?

• Because Brian travels a lot.

• Because Brian's parents are getting a divorce.

• Because Brian works in an office.

What does Brian's mother give to him as a present for his trip?

• Silly Puddy

• A secret key

• A hatchet

• boots

On pg. 9, the author writes, "And there was the tenderness in her voice that she had when he was small, the tenderness that she had when he was small and sick, with a cold......"

Based on this sentence, what does the word, "tenderness" mean?

• mean

• sloppy

• painful

• gentle

What is a synonym for the term, "horror"?

• Happy

• Fun

• Scared

• Calm

What happens at the end of Ch.1 that makes Brian have a "flash of horror?"

• The pilot has a heart attack.

• He thinks about his most scary movie he has ever seen.

• He thinks about his mom.

• He thinks about his dad.