Practice Round 2 SY 2023 2024

From the book Animal Farm by George Orwell,

All the animals agreed to  meet  in the big barn one night to hear 

• 1. Boxer’s plan to prevent Mollie from being sold.

• 1. Major’s communication of his strange dream 

• 1. Muriel’s findings about the gaps in the pasture fence 

• 1. Clover’s news from her recent trip  to town 

From the book Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed,

On the way back from the Anarkali bazaar, Nasreen Baji told Amal to—

• • take off for three days to spend time with her family

• •  teach all the other servants to read and write

•  dress for dinner in the sari Nasreen Baji had bought for her that day

• give the three fresh pomegranates to Jawad Sahib as a surprise

1. From the book The Secret Battle of Evan Pao by Wendy Shan,

2. What did Evan and Uncle Joe bring home in the truck?

   
   

• • a crate of comic books from Unik Geek, Evan's favorite store

• • a stray dog, which Evan named Mochi

• •  the cello that Celeste and Evan had seen in town

• • the TV that Mom had said she wanted

From the book Troublemaker by John Cho

Mike hurt himself at Oliver's Burgers and Burgers while he was 

• •  racing through the kitchen to escape from Hae Dang

• •  recovering a big wad of cash hidden in the ceiling

• •  climbing into the dumpster to find a metal box

• • trying to squeeze through a narrow bathroom window

From the book School of Fear by Gitty Daneshvari

1. What did Lulu do when Mr. Brampton tried to make her get into an elevator?

• 1. She started to hyperventilate and passed out

• 1. She jammed a pen into the elevator to a plane and sat down

• 1. She handcuffed herself to a plane and sat down

• 1. She ran off and hid in a display of space suits

From the book First Rule of Punk by Celia Perez,

What did Dad give to Malú before she left for Chicago?

• •  six tiny dolls he called "worry dolls".

• •  a CD he'd made with his garage band in 1989

• •  a stash of "purse chocolate" for emergency cravings

• •  three pairs of woolen socks and a pair of winter boots

From the book Flygirl by Sherri Smith,

What happened when a dozen WASP flew planes from Pennsylvania to California?

• •  Lily crashed into a hillside after losing her way in smoke from a wildfire.

• • The group set a new cross-country speed record.

• • Patsy was killed when her plane exploded during her landing.

• •  Young male pilots tried to race them to prove that men were better pilots.

From the book Hey, Kiddo by Jarret Krosoczka,

What had a young Leslie done one night while Shirley was washing dishes?

• • She swallowed Shirley's prescription painkillers and blacked out.

• • She took Shirley's station wagon and drove with a boyfriend to Canada.

• • She told Shirley that she was pregnant with Shirley's second grandchild.

• • She knocked down Shirley and disappeared with Shirley's wedding ring.

From the book Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac,

As Malian was eating frybread, Grandma Frances told the story of how

• • a dog had saved Grandma from drowning after she fell into the river

• • the Wabanaki people had been forced to leave their native lands

• • social services had taken Malian's mother away from her family

• • Grampa Roy had been a star football player at the Indian school

From the book Kira Kira by Cynthia Kadohata

On the night before going to the bank, what did Lynn and Katie do?

• • They flipped a coin to see which one would baby-sit Sam.

• •  They packed all their belongings in sturdy boxes.

• •  They gave their parents the envelope with money they had saved.

• • They fixed dinner so their parents could complete the papers.