Family Under the Bridge Assessment

How does Armand try to convince the children they don't want chestnuts.

• He tells them they're too expensive.

• He tells them they are wormy.

• He tells them they're not in season.

• He tells them they are too spicy.

What is the simple subject in the following sentence? "My favorite aunt bought me a new scarf."

• aunt

• favorite

• bought

• scarf

Where does this story take place?

• Paris

• North Pole

• the Rocky Mountains

• London

Why did Madame Calcet get angry with Armand?

• He took the children to see Father Christmas.

• He had the children sing and he asked for money.

• He told her she as in his spot under the bridge.

• He was wearing old clothes and shoes with holes in them.

What point of view is the following sentence written in? "My brother and I saw our mom buying groceries at the super market."

• Second Person

• 
  First Person

• Third Person

• Fourth Person

What do the children in the story call Santa?

• Santa Claus

• St. Nick

• Father Christmas

• Le Pere Fouettard

Which sentence below is a simile?

• Paul looked as if it was not worrying him.

• An uneasy thought worried him like a mouse gnawing on a shoestring.

• Armand likes beef better than pork.

• Suzy likes to go to school.

When Armand was taking Madame Calcet to her children, why wouldn't she walk beside him?

• She was ashamed of the way she had treated him.

• She couldn't keep up with his pace of walking.

• She was ashamed to be seen with a hobo.

• She kept sliding on the ice.

Why did Madame Calcet think she was better than the gypsies?

• She thought she was more honest.

• She thought she was smarter.

• She thought she took better care of her children.

• She had a job doing laundry.

Read the sentence:

Armand hunched his shoulders and quickly walked toward the bridge.

Which group of words below is a prepositional phrase?

• Armand hunched his shoulders

• quickly walked toward

• toward the bridge

• hunched his shoulders