STAT Ch1-6 Quiz

What is the name of the main character?

• Mike

• Deuce

• Amar’e

• Junior

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What is one character trait you could use to describe the protagonist? List one trait AND an example or evidence from the book to prove your answer (include page number).

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

On page 4, why would the author compare Deuce’s first step on the basketball court to a striking cobra?

• He was good at playing basketball

• He was fast on the court

• He was slow on the court

• He slithered around the court

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What makes Amar’e late for dinner?

• He was distracted playing basketball with his friends

• He was distracted practicing his skateboarding tricks

• He got lost on the way home

• He forgot to wear a watch so had no way to tell time

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is one piece of evidence from the text that proves Amare's dad is responsible?

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

On page 30, what does the word "sauntering" mean in the sentence "Then he began sort of sauntering over toward us."?

• Walking slowly over

• Running over

• Skipping over

• Dancing over

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Why does Amare think the bigger boys on the court could learn something from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr?

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr is Amare's hero and thinks they should think so too

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr believed in the power of nonviolence and Amare thinks they should have acted in that way

• The bigger boys did not know who Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was, so Amare thought they should learn about him

• They were all doing their project on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Why is Amare's older brother waking him up on a Saturday morning?

• He had a game to get to

• To help his dad with his business

• He needs to help with chores

• It was breakfast

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CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

What does Amare think about while mowing the grass?

• All the homework he has to do

• Playing sports

• going home

• What he would do with all the money he earned

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

Why does Amare think that playing basketball with the older boys is not going to be fun?

• They don’t play by the rules

• They are boring

• The boys won’t let them play for long

• They like to show off during the game

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6