Downriver-Name the Character

Look at the underlined pronoun or blank and identify which character it is referring to. Star, Rita, Troy, Adam, Pug, Freddy, Jessie. “He took an oar off its pin, swung it, and swatted her off the front of his boat and into the river. Pug stood with his mouth agape, and the rest of us started padding over...”

Who is "he"?

• Pug

• Jessie

• Star

• Rita

• Troy

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Look at the underlined pronoun or blank and identify which character it is referring to. Star, Rita, Troy, Adam, Pug, Freddy, Jessie. “He took an oar off its pin, swung it, and swatted her off the front of his boat and into the river. Pug stood with his mouth agape, and the rest of us started padding over...”

Who is "her"?

• Pug

• Jessie

• Star

• Rita

• Troy

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Look at the underlined pronoun or blank and identify which character it is referring to. Star, Rita, Troy, Adam, Pug, Freddy, Jessie.

“‘You wouldn’t listen to Freddy,’ I yelled at Troy, ‘because you always have to be in control. It’s exactly what you accused Al of—only it’s true of you, not him.’”

Who is "I"?

• Rita

• Star

• Jessie

• Adam

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Look at the underlined pronoun or blank and write identify character it is referring to. Star, Rita, Troy, Adam, Pug, Freddy, Jessie.

"That’s when it happened—the miracle. That’s when we got let off the hook that we were sure to hang from for the rest of our lives. We heard a voice calling, then again, and there she stood..."

Who is "she"?

• Jessie

• Rita

• Troy

• Adam

• Star

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Look at the underlined pronoun or blank and identify which character it is referring to. Star, Rita, Troy, Adam, Pug, Freddy, Jessie.

“__________ and __________ went down to the beach together and were carrying on quite a discussion, plotting their revenge, no doubt. Some tough guys, I thought. I’m not impressed.”

Which two characters went down to the beach and had a discussion?

• Troy and Pug

• Pug and Adam

• Freddy and Adam

• Adam and Troy

• Troy and Freddy

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

Look at the underlined pronoun or blank and identify which character it is referring to. Star, Rita, Troy, Adam, Pug, Freddy, Jessie.

“He was writhing around in the bag. I felt his forehead; he had quite a fever. ‘It hurts like crazy where I was stung... My throat is dry. I need a drink of water.’”

Who is "he/my/I"?

• Adam

• Freddy

• Rita

• Troy

• Al

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3