Scout's Honor Review

Which description best characterizes the narrator?

• Knowledgeable and prepared for anything

• Honest and open about his feelings

• Afraid and unwilling to try new things

• Adventurous and eager to prove himself

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The setting of this story is important because –

• the boys have always dreamed of going to the Palisades.

• life in the city is very different from what they are used to.

• growing up in the city means camping is an unfamiliar experience.

• the park in New Jersey is extremely difficult to find.

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The main conflict found in this story is –

• The boys have to camp outdoors overnight for the first time.

• The narrator tries to convince his friends to go camping with him.

• The boys lie to the adults and feel guilty about it.

• The narrator and Horse must find Max after he gets lost on the subway.

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The narrator wants to complete Scout Craft to show that –

• he is smart enough to survive in the wilderness.

• Mr. Brenkman can trust him.

• he is good enough to be a Boy Scout

• he is as tough as his friends.

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Mr. Brenkman is an important minor character because he –

• tries to discourage the narrator from completing Scout Craft.

• teaches the narrator the importance of honesty.

• encourages the narrator to take his friends along.

• tells the narrator how to get to the “country.”

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Which sentence from the story best shows the narrator’s motivation?

• “Anyway, doing stuff in the city is for sissies. Scouting is real camping.”

• “Back in 1946, when I was nine, I worried that I wasn’t tough enough.”

• “Scout Craft meant I had go on an overnight hike in the country.”

• “I asked Scoutmaster Brenkman where I could find some country.”

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Since we were prepared to follow Scout Law – being loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent – we figured a 900 batting average was not bad.

This line is important to the story because –  

• they must achieve at least 90% to complete Scout Craft.

• the boys are enthusiastic baseball fans.

• the boys lie to their parents, but they follow every other rule.

• they don’t want to make even one small mistake.

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“What’s so great about the north?” Horse said. “That’s always the way to go,” Max insisted.

 

What do these lines reveal about the boys?

• They are familiar with how compasses work.

• They have trouble agreeing on a plan.

• They do not have hiking experience.

• They know exactly how to get to New Jersey.

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Horse and the narrator know Max cried on the subway because –

• he has wet streaks on his face.

• he ate all his crackers.

• he waited for them at the next stop.

• he didn’t want to go to New Jersey in the first place.

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What happens because Horse forgets to bring a can opener?

• He complains that he has nothing to eat the entire trip.

• He demands to share the others’ food and takes too much.

• He uses a hatchet instead and beans explode in the lean-to.

• Max teases him for being unprepared and Horse punches him.

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