"The Tiger Rising" Chapter 1-10 quiz review

How does Sistine avoid getting her clothes dirty?

• She wears a garbage bag over her dress.

• She doesn't avoid getting them dirty.

• She borrows some of Rob's clothes.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• It was like his loneliness was eating him up inside.

• His happiness evaporated.

• The familiar loneliness rose up and draped its arm over his shoulder.

• Then he remembered and it made the darkness darker.

Sistine compares Rob and his whittled creations to what?

• Rob is an artist.

• Rob is a fake.

• Rob is an artist and sculptor.

• Rob is Michelangelo.

Which of the following is a wish that Rob keeps in his suitcase?

• a bird

• a friend

• to move from Lister

• to be adopted by someone

What does Sistine want from Rob in turn for sharing information about her family?

• She wants to know about Rob's mother.

• She wants to know about the tiger.

• She wants to know how to get the rash that keeps him out of school.

How does Rob's dream motivate him in the story?

• He is afraid of losing Sistine's friendship.

• He is afraid he will have to learn how to ride a tiger.

• He is afraid that the tiger is going to get out of its cage.

Who said the following line?

"Don't be moving your shoulders up and down in front of me, acting like some skinny old bird..."

• Willie May

• Sistine

• Rob's dad

• Mr. Phelmer

How does Rob feel when he says his mom's name for the first time?

• Happy because his suitcase has sprung open.

• Relief because he hasn't been allowed to talk about her.

• Sad because it makes him miss her more.

• Angry because he hasn't been allowed to talk about her.

What happened to Cricket?

• Willie May let it fly away.

• Willie May's dad shot it.

• Willie May left the cage open and lost it.

• Willie May took really good care of it and still has the bird.

What reminds Rob of Sistine?

• The tiger's stare.

• The story about Cricket.

• The cage that is holding the tiger.

• The way Beauchamp behaves.