Chapters 11-12 Benjamin West and Hist Cat Grimalkin

When the spring came, Benjamin was ready to give up painting with color to save Grimalkin's fur.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

"I can bear to give up paiting with color to save Grimalkin's fur, he thought to himself one April afternoon when he was driving the cows home. Though spring paints a high green, he sighed, and I long to do the same."

Select three places mentioned in Chapter 11 that Benjamin was guessing a box was from.

Answer explanation

What could they be? Some wondrous surprise from the warehouses on the water front? From England? From Spain? From Africa?

What word did Mama use to calm things down when everyone wanted to be the one to help Benjamin open his mysterious package?

Answer explanation

"Peace!" called Mama above the din. "Here, son. Set the box carefully on the table board. Now, then, we can all watch thee open it."

What was used as a tie for the box?

• Rope

• Hemp cord

• Scotch tape

• Wire

Before receiving his uncle's package from Philadelphia, Benjamin has seen a real picture only once.

• True

• False

How many pictures did Uncle Phineas send?

"It's a ​ (a)   ," he said in awe. He lifted it out and ran his fingers over the shiny black tin box, the little oblong bricks of ​ (b)   all in a row, the tiny glass ​ (c)   for water, and last of all the ​ (d)   .

• paintbox
• color,
• bottle
• hair pencils
• chest
• paints
• beaker
• cup
• brushes
• paintbrishes

Answer explanation

"It's a ​paintbox ," he said in awe. He lifted it out and ran his fingers over the shiny black tin box, the little oblong bricks of ​color, all in a row, the tiny glass​ bottle for water, and last of all the ​hair pencils. There were fat ones and thin ones, and middle-sized ones."

Grimalkin had to see the contents of the box too. He left his catmint and came over to pat the colors very gently as if they were ... What?

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Answer explanation

.. as if they were petals of flower."

What animal's hair were the brushes made of?

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He forgot about school as if it had never been. He was growing​ (a)   and building​ (b)   — with a paintbrush.

• trees
• waterfalls
• mountains
• castles
• plants
• cattle