Talking to Each Other

1. Who were the main characters  in the story?

• ^{Amanda, Cameron,}

  Amanda’s mom

• ^{Amanda, Chris, Cameron}

• ^{Amanda, Chris, Amanda’s mom}

• ^{Chris, Cameron, Amanda’s mom}

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How did you learn that Amanda  does not like to shop?

• ^{her actions}

• ^{her words}

• ^{her actions and thoughts}

• ^{her words and actions}

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3. Why did Amanda wonder if  she could stay with Chris if he  and her mom got a divorce?

• ^{She was mad at her mom.}

• ^{Chris understood her better} than her mom did.

• ^{Chris was more like her real} dad.

• ^{She was thinking of running}  away from home.

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Amanda said, “I hate shopping.”  Which of the following is most  likely to be true?

• A ^{She already has more clothes}  than she needs.

• B ^{She thinks other things are}  more important than clothes.

• C ^{She doesn’t plan to go back}  to school.

• D ^{She just wants to make her}  mother angry.

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Why were Amanda’s mother  and Chris having problems?

• A ^{She spends too much}

  money shopping.

• B ^{They don’t communicate well.}

• C ^{They don’t have any money.}

• D ^{She doesn’t like sports.}

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Amanda ________

• A ^{wanted her mom and Chris}  to work out their problems

• B ^{wanted to go live with}

  her dad

• C ^{wanted to go live with}

  her grandmother

• D ^{wanted her mom to get back}  together with Chuck

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Why was Amanda rude to  Cameron?

• A ^{He wasn’t fun to play with.}

• B ^{She was upset about what}  her mom said about Chris.

• C ^{He kept messing up the fort.}

• D ^{He was only her friend during}  the summer.

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What did Chris and Amanda  have in common?

• ^{Neither of them talked}

  very much.

• ^{They were both mad}

  at Amanda’s mom.

• ^{They both liked sports} and shopping.

• ^{Neither of them wanted}  to work on the fort.

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Why do you think the author  wrote this book?

• A ^{to encourage people to think}  about how to communicate  with each other

• B ^{to let readers know about}  Amanda’s summer

• C ^{to encourage readers to}

  use their imagination 

  and build forts

• D ^{to let readers know that}  a stepparent can be nice

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What sentence is most likely to  be true at the end of the book?

• A ^{Amanda and her mother}  never learned to 

  communicate with each other.

• B ^{Amanda and her mother}  began to understand one 

  another better.

• C ^{Amanda and her stepfather}  never became good friends.

• D ^{Amanda’s mother never}

  learned how to communicate  with Amanda and Chris.

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