Flora & Ulyssess - Comprehension Practice

Flora Belle Buckman hates:

• Comedies

• Romance

• Squirrels

• Music

Mr. Tickham brings his wife a:

• Vacum cleaner

• Magic broom

• Super mop

• A microwave

Why is Flora ignoring her mother?

• Her mom wants her to clean the house.

• Her mom wants her to read more literature.

• She doesn't let her have a pet.

• She wants her to have a hobby.

Flora's favorite comic character was:

• Alfred T. Slipper

• Peter Parker

• Clark Kent

• Bruce Banner

Why did Flora go to the neighbor's backyard?

• She wants to help Donald with his plants.

• She sees a snake.

• She sees a squirrel being vacumed.

• She wants to play with a dog.

The words poof and fwomp are examples of:

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• onomatopeia

How does Flora save the squirrel?

• She gives him CPR.

• She yanks him out of the vacum.

• He jumps at her and survives.

• She packs him in an ambulance.

What does Ulysses realize at the end of the story?

• He can understand humans and is stronger.

• He lost his food.

• He can go to the trees.

• He likes the vacum.

The genre of the story is:

• Realistic Fiction

• Biography

• Fantasy

• Autobiography

What does Flora realize at the end of the story?

• She is not a cynic.

• She wants to be a dancer.

• She is going to school.

• She wants to be a doctor.