TGWRP Comprehension Questions (p. 1-20)

The story is set in which American city?

• New York

• Atlanta

• Washington D.C.

• Dallas

The community Robert and Betsy Ann live in is best characterized as...

• A working class African American neighborhood

• A predominately white middle class suburb

• A rich multi-ethnic neighborhood

• None of these

What does iridescent mean?

• Shiny

• Green

• Dark

• None of these

Young girl, wants to raise pigeons

• Betsy Ann

• Clara

• Jenny

• Wilma Ellis

Eccentric 56 year old man, lives with his parents

• Miles

• Walter

• Robert

• Ralph

Robert and Betsy Ann's landlord

• Miss Jenny

• Wilma Ellis

• Miles

• Ralph

True or False: When Betsy Ann first interacts with Miles' pigeons she is frightened by them.

• True

• False

When Betsy Ann decides that she wants pigeons of her own, how does Walter react?

• He goes immediately to the pet store to buy her some.

• He tries to talk her out of the idea.

• He says no because their landlords don't allow pets.

• He captures one in the park for her to keep.

How did Clara die?

• Car crash

• Brain cancer

• Heart attack

• She is still alive

"But she remained a bulldog about it, and he knew that she was not often a bulldog about anything" (6). What figurative language is this?

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile