7th GRADE Passage 2 - The Garbage-Bin Bandit pg. 247

Part A: How is the narrator's point of view about Sadie revealed?

• by how the narrator's parents act toward Sadie

• by how the narrator's parents talk about Sadie

• by how the narrator speaks to Sadie

• by how the narrator refers to Sadie

Part B: Select the sentence from the passage that supports the answer in Part A.

• "a bandit was terrorizing Bradley Street, and my best friend was the only suspect." (paragraph 1)

• "Mom was annoyed, but she seemed to have forgotten about the incident until it happened again three days later." (paragraph 1)

• "He trailed off as he looked at our dog, Sadie." (paragraph 3)

• "She turned to me and frowned, explaining, 'The evidence adds up.'" (paragraph 4)

How does the author mainly develop Mom and Dad's point of view about the garbage-bin bandit?

• through action

• through dialogue

• through background detail

• through description of the incident

Select two details from the passage that show the narrator wants to help Sadie.

• the narrator thinks that Sadie is usually a well-behaved dog.

• the narrator spends two nights trying to watch the garbage bin.

• the narrator falls asleep before catching the garbage-bin bandit.

• the narrator learns that Sadie will be chained up in the backyard.

• the narrator sets up a baby monitor with a camera at the window.

This questions asks you to support contrasting points of view of the narrator and of Mom and Dad.

Which sentences below support the narrator's point of view?

• "When it happened a few days after that, she was furious." (paragraph 1)

• "In fact, I think I know the culprit of this crime..." (paragraph 3)

• "Still, there were plenty more likely suspects than Sadie lurking in the surrounding trees outside!" (paragraph 5)

• "These restrictions would have made her miserable, so I knew I had to do something to prove her innocence."

This question asks you to support contrasting points of view of the narrator and of Mom and Dad.

Which sentences below support Mom and Dad's point of view?

• "When it happened a few days after that, she was furious." (paragraph 1)

• "In fact, I think I know the culprit of this crime..." (paragraph 3)

• "Still, there were plenty more likely suspects than Sadie lurking in the surrounding trees outside!" (paragraph 5)

• "These restrictions would have made her miserable, so I knew I had to do something to prove her innocence."