New School and New Friends

What do you suppose is the important lesson that Olga's new friends learned that afternoon?

• Be careful when you are swimming in the lake.

• Friendship is more important than gifts.

• Birthday parties are easy to plan for.

• Students from Sweden are more difficult to please than American students.

Where was the surprise birthday party held for Olga?

• Laura Shipp's house

• Sherman Fincher's house

• Laura's lake house

• Jonathan Allen's lake house

Why can't Olga eat her birthday cake?

• She has been having some stomach problems lately.

• Her doctor insists that Olga is allergic to eggs and flour in cakes.

• She ate a big slice of chocolate cake before she attended the party.

• She has diabetes and is not supposed to eat the cake.

"Olga didn't know how to swim, and she immediately felt a little uneasy. However, she decided to put that aside and try to have fun anyway." What context clues help you figure out the meaning of the word uneasy?

• didn't know how to swim

• she decided to put that

• immediately felt

• try to have fun

Why didn't Olga want to swim in the lake?

• She forgot her swimsuit.

• Her parents wouldn't allow her to swim with other teenagers.

• She didn't know how to swim.

• Because she was a diabetic, she wasn't supposed to get into the water.

Olga would be celebrating her _____ birthday.

• twelfth

• thirteenth

• tenth

• eleventh

Where was Olga from originally?

• Singapore

• Smithville

• Sweden

• South Africa

Olga decided to begin school on ______.

• Saturday

• Tuesday

• Monday

• Wednesday

One of the other students at the party had also been new at their school before Olga's arrival. Who was it?

• Laura

• Jonathan

• Sherman

• Chris

Olga seemed to be a shy person, according to Laura. What is one clue that suggests this?

• She did not accept the invitation.

• She would hardly take her eyes off the floor.

• She decided to go to school on Wednesday.

• She did not want to change into her swimsuit.