Climbing Skull Mountain

What is the point of view of the story?

• First Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscent

Jordan could best be described as strong because...

• “Jordan climbed the fence easily.”; “Jordan was already six feet tall, and I had to jog to keep up with him.

• “Jordan ignored me and picked it up anyway.”

• “After Mom left for work, Jordan turned to me. ‘We’re going up Skull Mountain,’ he announced.”

Based on the following line from the story, what character trait could Jordan be best described as?

(Jordan ignored me and picked it up anyway)

• Funny

• Stubborn

• Unintellligent

Eddie could best be described as timid because...

• “‘See?’ he said, when I pulled myself over the fence at last. ‘No ghosts.’”

• “Still, I didn’t want to go—mostly because Mom said it was off-limits. But when Jordan opened the door and said ‘let’s go,’ I didn’t say anything. I just followed him.”

What happens when Eddie throws the skull away from Jordan?

• Eddie finds a pair of scissors

• a storm begins

• the clanging noise stops

• Jordan gets mad

What is the setting of the story?

• a flashback to 8th grade

• present day

Do the brothers change throughout the story?

• Yes

• No

8. Which line below supports the fact that Jordan changed at the end of the story?

• “Keep them shut,” I told him.

• To my surprise, Jordan didn’t argue with me. I took his hand and helped him to his feet.

• It would be days before they healed.

Grammar: Identify the subject in the following sentence.

Jordan climbed the fence easily.

• fence

• Jordan

• climbed

Grammar: Identify the verb in the following sentence.

Jordan climbed the fence easily.

• fence

• Jordan

• climbed