"Charlie Anderson" RL Review Questions

What theme is supported by the events in the story?

• Cats are dishonest creatures by nature.

• 1. Sometimes situations are not always as they seem.

• Always verify that a pet doesn’t have another owner before adopting them.

• Two girls are tricked by a cat that visits them each night.

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Which is the best summary of the story?

• A cat is named Charlie Anderson because of his charming personality.

• A cat travels between two homes, and the people in both homes are surprised to find that they aren't his only owners.

• Cats can be sneaky pets.

• The girls named the Charlie after they became familiar with him and he visited them regularly.

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What piece of evidence support that the girls are concerned about Charlie when they can’t find him?

• "They went to the new house on the other side of the woods."

• "They heard a meow, and down the stairs came a very fat cat with gray striped fur."

• "Elizabeth and Sarah stayed out on the deck and called and called his name."

• "Sometimes she would wake up in the middle of the night and hear him purring in the dark."

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How does Charlie seem to feel at the end of the story?

• Charlie Anderson is pleased to have two homes with two sets of loving owners.

• Charlie Anderson prefers the sisters' home over his original home.

• The cat prefers his original family's home over the sisters' home.

• The cat was pleased with himself for being a trickster.

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What evidence (and background knowledge) helps you make this inference?

• At the end of the story, the cat shows that he prefers to be at the sisters' home.

• Charlie seems content when he's with both families, and the author states that "he's a lucky cat."

• At the end of the story, the cat shows that he prefers to be with his original family.

• Charlie seems upset that his secret has been discovered, and the illustrator shows him looking angry at the mirror.

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How do the two families feel at the end of the story when they learn the truth about Charlie Anderson?

• The two families are angry that the cat tricked them.

• The two families are surprised to find that their cat has traveled between their homes.

• The families are upset that the other family has been feeding their cat more than usual.

• The families feel frustrated with Charlie for sneaking out of their homes.

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At the end of the story, what inference can you make about the cat?

• The cat was not sure which home was his, so he kept going back and forth through the winter until the families figured out who the owners were.

• The cat had been visiting both families in their homes, and each family thought he belonged to only them until they discovered he'd been living with both families.

• The cat was not intelligent since he didn't communicate with the owners that he had two homes and families to visit each day.

• The cat had been confused through the winter and had spent time with both families to try and figure out which family he belonged to.

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Charlie felt comfortable after visiting the girls' home overnight. Which detail supports this inference?

• "One cold night a cat walked out of the woods...and into the house where Elizabeth and Sarah lived."

• "He decided to stay, and the girls named him Charlie."

• "Sarah called him Baby and dressed him up in doll clothes."

• "Elizabeth and Sarah's mother heated Charlie's milk before he left for the woods."

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Charlie is happy to have two homes and two families. Which detail supports this inference?

• "They all looked at the cat. He sat at their feet, very happy and very fat."

• "And she can hear him purring in the dark."

• "They heard a meow, and down the stairs came a very fat cat with gray striped fur."

• "He looked at her and purred louder."

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Why does the cat gain so much weight during the winter?

• He had stored up extra fat for the winter so that he wouldn't starve.

• The cat gains weight because he was prowling and hunting each night in the woods.

• He had been sneaking treats from the homes he was visiting.

• The cat gains weight because he's being fed meals by both families, and they don't realize they're feeding him extra.

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