Tiger Rising Chapters 1-12

The setting of Tiger Rising takes place in the state of ​ (a)  

• Kentucky
• Lister
• Florida
• Texas

When was the last time Rob cried?

• 6 months ago when he moved.

• 5 months ago when his mother died.

• 5 months ago when he moved.

• 6 months ago when his mother died.

What does Rob find in the woods behind the Kentucky Star Motel?

• Beauchamp's abandoned lion.

• Beachamp's old farm house.

• A tiger in a cage.

• A lion in a cage.

Rob stuffed his "not-thoughts" into a "suitcase". What are his "not-thoughts" he tries so hard not to think about?

• He does not want to think about the death of his mother, moving, and his rash.

• He does not want to think about the death of his mother, the Threemonger's, and the rash on his legs.

• He does not want to think about the death of his mother, the tiger in the woods, and Sistine.

• He does not want to think about living in the motel, the death of his mother, and crying.

Rob says he does not mind the ​ (a)   because the sunshine makes him think of his mother's ​ (b)  

• rain
• funeral
• sunshine
• whittling
• tiger
• hands

Rob whittled many items out of wood. When Rob went to whittle the tiger, what surprisingly happened?

• His father woke up and yelled at him for wasting firewood.

• Rob could not whittle the tiger because he forgot what the eyes looked like.

• Rob saw that he was whittling Billy Threemonger.

• Rob realized he was whittling Sistine.

In your opinion, do think Sistine's father is going to come and get her from Florida in a few weeks like she told the class?

• Yes!

• No Way!

Reread pages 44-45 in Tiger Rising. How does Sistine react when she sees Rob’s carvings for the first time? How do you know she is impressed by his carvings? Give evidence from the text to support your answer.

Willie May told Rob she knows how to cure his rash. What advice does she give to Rob?

• She said he needs to go back to school.

• She told him to let the sadness rise on up to cure the rash.

• She told him to let the tiger out of the cage.

• She told him to stop shrugging his shoulders like a bird to sure the rash.