Rain Reign - Part 1

Rose lives with her father, ________________.

• Weldon Howard

• Wesley Howard

• Winston Howard

• Westin Howard

(Place the tiles in the correct order.)

Rose introduces the main characters of her story in the following order:

• Rose Howard

• Rain

• Wesley Howard

• Weldon Howard

What can the reader infer is the most likely reason Rain knows to stay away from Wesley Howard's feet?

• His shoes are dirty and smelly.

• His shoes are new and he doesn't want Rain to mess them up.

• He is easily frustrated and he might kick or hurt Rain.

• Rain is small and quiet and so Wesley might not see her.

Who makes dinner for Rose and Wesley every night?

• Rose

• Wesley

• Weldon

• Rose's mom

How did Wesley Howard get the scar on his cheek?

• He fell while riding a horse as a child.

• He was in a motorcycle accident.

• His brother pushed him when he was a child.

• His father hit him with a shovel as a child.

Uncle Weldon signal to each other by​ crossing their ​ (a)   and touching their ​ (b)   .

• fingers
• hearts
• arms
• legs
• heads
• hands
• face
• feet
• toes
• knees

The most likely reason the author included Josh Bartel's suggestions about Rose using a computer is...

• to show Rose's classmates want to help her.

• to show Rose is poor.

• to emphasize that Rose is different from others.

• to suggest Josh Bartel likes Rose as more than a friend.

"Mrs. Kushel smells of apples and has a husband and a girl who is six and has the prime number name of Edie (23)."

Based on this excerpt from the text, the reader can infer...

• Rose thinks Mrs. Kushel is very intelligent.

• Rose thinks Mrs. Kushel is not a good teacher.

• Rose has a negative opinion of Mrs. Kushel.

• Rose has a positive opinion of Mrs. Kushel.

In chapter 9, Rose bonds with her lunch buddies through a conversation about...

• Rose's dog rain.

• Ander's pet hamster.

• Mrs. Leibler's lunch options.

• Flo's imaginary pet chickapoo.

Rain finding Rose in her classroom is MOST important because...

• it allows her to bond with her classmates.

• it shows Rain is really smart.

• it leads to Rain getting lost.

• it is the first time Rain has ever left home.