Molly's Pilgrim

Why doesn't the storyteller (narrator) like the school?

• She thinks the teacher is mean at her new school

• She misses her old friends at her old school in New York

• The children treat her differently because she doesn't look or talk like them.

• She has a hard time reading and hates being called out

Why does the author write a theme in a story?

• make the story fun

• to teach the reader something

• to make the story harder to understand

What is the definition of theme?

• The characters in the story

• The time and place the story takes place

• The main life lesson of the story

• the central conflict to the story

There were no other Jewish______in Molly's class.

• dressed
• suggested
• children
• arithmetic

In New York City, Molly's family lived in an old _____house. ​

• dressed
• suggested
• children
• tenement

Molly read carefully so she wouldn't_____ over the words

• dressed
• suggested
• stumble
• village

What country did Molly's family move from?

• California

• Russia

• China

Why did Molly's family move from New York City to Winter Hill?

• They hated New York

• Dad got a new job

• The Cossacks made then leave

Why does Molly want to return to New York City?

• She said New York was prettier

• She said the school was bigger

• She said the girl in Winter Hills toant her.

What religion are Molly and her family?

• They are Catholic

• They are Jewish

• They are Muslim