A Duet for Home - 15-20

Five in the morning was the middle of the night, not the time to wake up and get ready for school.

Why did June have to get up so early?

• Because the bus left at 5:00.

• They were homeless.

• Their school was nearby.

• The bus went to many places before their school.

This girl was pretty, movie pretty, magazine pretty.

• Lulu

• June

• Tyrell

• Maybelle

When June heard the name Lulu Vega, she said that her name had 4 letters in each, but 8 in total. June is quite...

• interesting

• clever

• superstitious

• excited

Put these people in the right places.

Groups:

(a) Good mothers

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(b) Bad mothers

• Lulu's mother

• June's mother

• Jeremiah's mother

• Tyrell's mother

• Maybelle's mother

We need to move families out within 90 days for the shelter to be eligible for the cash incentive.

What is a cash incentive?

• TVs and computers

• money

• gold

• happiness

Put the following in order.

• June gets up for school on the first day.

• Ms. G meets with June.

• The girls meet Lulu Vega

• Ms. G meets with Jeremiah

• Tyrell talks to Marcus about the new rules.

The name of the bus company June takes is

• Happy Days Transportation

• Good Life Bus

• Great Bus Journey

• Transport Kids Now

Match the following sentences to the character traits

• tired

• I wish every family had this great opportunity to leave!

• embarrassed

• If Marcus said he'd take care of it, he will.

• responsible

• Lisa studied hard for her exams and passed with flying colors.

• excited.

• June was exhausted and fell asleep.

• dedicated

• June didn't want to explain why she bought a school lunch.

Why did Jeremiah want to tell Tyrell he was leaving, but did not want his mother to tell Tyrell?

Why did Tyrell's mother argue with Ms. MacMillan?

• She was a bad mother.

• She had her music too loud.

• She didn't like the food.

• Tyrell was in trouble.