Main Street

Read the following excerpt from Main Street.

"That was the year my other friends disappeared. One by one they wanted to know why, when we had all been friends since forever, I needed this new friend now."

Treetop's friends refusing to accept Celeste is an example of...

• plot

• setting

• conflict

• theme

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the setting of Main Street? (Pick TWO)

• New Hampshire

• Maine

• Fall

• Winter

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who is the protagonist of Main Street?

• Treetop

• Celeste

• Lisabeth

• Casey

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Read the following excerpt from Main Street.

"Celeste said, 'Maybe she was so busy looking at the colored leaves, she didn't look around to see the leaves were the ONLY color in this town!'"

What does Celeste mean from the quote?

• The town is boring.

• The town is always the same.

• The town lacks diversity.

• The town is old.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the following excerpt from Main Street.

"had never known anyone brown, and Celeste had never lived in a place where brown people didn't."

The town's treatment of Celeste and her mom is an example of which type of conflict?

• Character VS Character

• Character VS Self

• Character VS Nature

• Character VS Society

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Read the following excerpt from Main Street.

"But we both knew - the distance between New Hampshire and New York was forever away. A whole lifetime."

What is the overall tone of this excerpt?

• Hopeful

• Sorrowful

• Foreboding

• Humorous

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which are major themes of Main Street?

• Loss & Friendship

• Hope & Family

• Love and Growing up

• Courage and Good vs Evil

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In Main Street, which events happened BEFORE the story?

• Treetop moved to town.

• Celeste's parents got divorced.

• Treetop's mother passed away.

• Celeste and Treetop turned 18.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

In Main Street, what do Treetop and Celeste have in common?

• They both miss someone.

• They both hate New Hampshire.

• They both have pet rabbits.

• They are both new in town.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What description BEST describes Treetop's feelings at the end of Main Street?

"And she's right. I am already leaving. I am halfway gone."

• Overjoyed to be home

• Missing her friend

• Ready to explore

• Scared of the future

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3