from What I did Last Summer

In paragraph 1, what is Bonny supposed to be doing while she is speaking directly to the audience?

• Doing her job as a lifeguard, watching the children who are swimming.

• Spreading her towel on the sand, getting ready to sunbathe.

• Stretching on the beach, preparing to take a swim in the lake.

• Trying to make herself look pretty for Ted, who she knows is about to visit.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

From the information in paragraph 1, the reader can infer that Bonny is—

• very mature for her age.

• excited about what the summer has in store for her.

• depressed that her parents are making her work so hard.

• silly and a little boy-crazy.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

In the play, Ted is showing interest in dating Bonny. Based on Bonny’s personality, why do you think she might also be interested in Ted?

• He is older and can take her to do the exciting things she craves.

• He is very good-looking, and she likes handsome boys.

• She is very smart for her age, so she needs a smart boyfriend.

• She is tired of her boring friend Charlie and looking for someone new.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Bonny sets up a buddy system for the children she is watching. This act might be symbolic of—

• The fact that she feels she has no friends and needs to replace her old buddy Charlie

• The buddy system she has set up for herself using Charlie so she can go out with Ted

• Her experience with sailing and water safety

• The idea of making Ted her new buddy so she can go with him to the roller coaster

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

The stage directions in lines 37-43 contribute to a mood of—

• despair.

• glee.

• fury.

• panic.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

From the conversation between Bonny and Ted, the reader can infer that—

• Bonny has very little parental supervision.

• Ted would not want Bonny to lie to her parents.

• Bonny is not used to disobeying her parents.

• Bonny is probably a poor student in school.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

The author probably chose the beach setting so he would be able to—

• characterize Bonny as a hardworking young teenage girl.

• establish a sense of peaceful relaxation between the two characters.

• make the audience think fondly of past summer vacations.

• create a situation of tension and nervousness in the scene.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

In paragraph 1, Bonny says of the roller coaster, “And when you start down, it’s basically so terrifying that women have thrown their babies over the side!” This statement—

• is a local legend made up by parents to discourage their children from riding the coaster.

• is an exaggeration included by the author to demonstrate Bonny’s personality.

• is a literal description of something that happened in the past on the roller coaster.

• is a lie that Bonny is telling to get the audience’s attention.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In paragraph 47, the word instigating means—

• establishing.

• yelling.

• distributing.

• fighting.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4