The Orphan of Ellis Island, chapters 7-9 TEST

After Dominic traveled through time and reached 1908, Italy, what smell immediately greeted him?

• the smell of lemons

• the smell of pasta

• the smell of fish

How did Dominic recognize the language being spoken to him on the cliff as Italian?

• because of the hand gestures

• because one of the foster homes he lived in was in an Italian section of Brooklyn

• because he knew he was in Italy & in the year 1908

Was Dominic able to understand the Italian language being spoken to him?

• Yes

• No

Select all of the descriptive words for the first boy that Dominic encountered.

• thin with tanned skin

• about Dominic's age

• wearing brown woolen shorts but shirtless & shoeless with dirty stained feet

What were the other two younger boys holding?

• canaries

• a small, brightly painted accordion

• a coil of thick rope netting

• fish

Why was Dominic shocked & surprised when he spoke or responded to the boys' questions & accusations?

• because he used foul language

• because he was speaking Italian

• because he couldn't stop screaming

What animal was on Dominic's t-shirt?

• a tyrannosaurus rex

• a sea monster

• a bull

• a fish

What did the boys think Dominic was because of how clean his hands were?

• the son of a padrone, one of the bosses

• a prince

• a girl

Where have all of the young people left the village of Avaletto for?

• Rome

• America

• Mexico

• Greece

What did the three Italian boys think happened to Dominic to bring him here in his confused state?

• the evil eye

• an earthquake

• time travel

• a tornado