Just a Pigeon Quiz

Which part of the setting had the most influence on the plot?

• Terrance's high school

• the city

• at night

• in the classroom

Which theme is expressed in the selection?

• Don't judge a book by its cover.

• Terrance should always save pigeons.

• Veterinarians should give people helping pets a discount.

• Small sacrifices could mean the world to others.

The author organizes this selection mostly by--

• giving information about a pigeon in the big city.

• comparing high school boys to pigeons.

• describing a series of events that happened to a high school student and a pigeon.

• highlighting the problems with being a high school student.

What word best describes Terrance's relationship with his mother?

• encouraging

• pushy

• intense

• uninterested

The language the author uses at the beginning of the story highlights

• how hard Terrance is working to do something go in his life.

• how curious the pigeon is of the people on the street.

• the conditions of the neighborhood Terrance works in.

• the dangerous conditions of living in a big city.

Which of the following is the BEST summary of the selection?

• Terrance finds an injured pigeon and decides to bring it home. Dr. Landis is able to set the pigeon's wing. Terrance pays the vet bill and the pigeon flies away.

• Terrance finds and injured pigeon and decides to take it straight to Dr. Landis. Terrance is unsure if he can pay the bill. His friends Thad and Deborah don't understand why he would spend his money on fixing the bird. Dr. Landis fixes the pigeon free of charge.

• Terrance finds an injured pigeon and decides to bring it home. His mother doesn't get angry at him for bringing the bird home. He feeds it and puts it in a shoebox on his porch. Dr. Landis is unsure if he can fix the pigeon.

• Terrance finds an injured pigeon and decides to bring it home. He cares for it and takes it to the vet. Dr. Landis is able to fix the pigeon's wing. Terrance has to give up some things in order to pay the vet bill. He realizes why he is doing all of this just for a pigeon even though others don't. The pigeon is released and flies away.

What does the word "burden" mean as used in the following sentence? "You're good-hearted, Terrence, but you can't take the burden of the world on your shoulders. You can try to help that bird."

• something that is carried

• a phrase in a poem

• a duty or responsibility one must take care of

• none of the above

The author included the details in the following paragraph...

Terrence got out of his seat and rushed at Thad. Just then, the teacher walked in. Terrence didn't care. He raised his fist. But as he saw Thad's frightened face, he all of a sudden felt sorry for him. He also knew why he had saved the pigeon.

• to show that Terrence didn't want to fight Thad.

• to show the change in Terrence and the reason he saved the pigeon.

• to show that Thad was a fool.

• to show that he was angry that he had to spend money on a pigeon and that he had to miss his date with Deborah.

Why is the following event important to the plot? Terrance fed the pigeon. Then he put the bird in the shoebox out on the porch.

• It describes the resolution to Terrance's problem.

• It describes an event occurring during the rising action.

• It describes an event occurring in the falling action.

• It describes the relationship between Terrance and the pigeon.

Which of the following events occurs during the falling action of the selection?

• When Terrance went back to the vet he had plenty of money with him.

• Terrance called Dr. Landis and learned the bird's wing had been set and was doing well.

• Terrance's mother hadn't gotten angry when she saw the bird.

• He was thinking about his date with Deborah when he saw the injured bird.