My Rotten Red-headed Older Brother

Describe how Tricia and her brother, Richie, interacted at the beginning of the story.

• They loved each other

• They did not get along.

• They ignored each other.

• They did not interact at all.

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How would Tricia most likely describe her brother at the beginning of the story?

• Kind

• Protective

• Lazy

• Annoying

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Which point of view, and from whose perspective is this story written in?

• Third person from Richie’s perspective

• Third person from Tricia’s perspective

• First person from Tricia’s perspective

• Third person from Grandmother’s perspective

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Why was the carnival important to the plot of the story?

• It let Richie and Tricia have fun together as they played all the games.

• Tricia needed Richie’s help there, and we learn that Richie cares about her.

• The carnival is what caused the conflict, or problem, in the story.

• It’s where the resolution, or ending of the story, takes place.

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Which is the best lesson that could be learned from this book?

• Be careful when getting off a merry-go-round.

• Grandmothers always give good advice.

• Taking care of family is more important than being the best at something.

• If someone is bothering you, make a wish on a shooting star.

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What is the author’s purpose and genre of this book?

• The purpose is to persuade readers to be nice to their family with a non-fiction book.

• The purpose is to entertain the readers with a drama.

• The purpose is to inform the readers with a fiction book.

• The purpose is to entertain the readers with a realistic fiction book.

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How can the reader tell that doing something better than Richie is important to Tricia?

• Because she wishes on a shooting star for it to happen.

• Because she fell off the merry-go-round platform at the carnival

• Because she slept outside in the yard

• Because she hates rhubarb

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How would Tricia and Richie most likely describe Grandmother?

• Hard-working

• Cruel

• Loving

• Greedy

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Where does this story take place?

• Ranch in Texas

• Field in Colorado

• Farm in Union City Michigan

• House in New Mexico

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What is a Babushka?

• Grandmother

• Friend

• Doll

• Auntie

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