Blended Chapters 19-21 Quiz

What does Isabella do on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at her dad's house? (Chapter 19 on page 68)

• clean her room

• piano lessons with Madame Rubenstein

• go shopping at Target

• go out to eat at the Cheesecake Factory

Describe Madame Rubenstein, Isabella's piano instructor. (Chapter 19 on pages 68-69)

• she is young and petite

• she is young and mean

• she is old and stern

• she is extremely nice and old

How does Madame Rubenstein feel about Isabella's Casio? Why? (Chapter 19 on page 69)

• she doesn't like it because she thinks it is a toy

• she loves it and thinks she should practice on it everyday

• she likes it but wishes she had a real piano

• she doesn't like it because it it better than a piano

What does the word supple mean in the following sentence? (Chapter 19 on page 68) But her fingers are long and supple - she has no problem with pieces that are written for two octaves, no problem at all.

• fragile

• rigid

• stiff

• flexible

What type of figurative language is in the following sentence from Chapter 19 on page 69? Every note must be specific and clear, she tells me for the tenth time, so the sound "flows like water over the listener."

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

What does the word protest mean in the following sentence on page 71? "How many of you have been watching on TV or reading about the school protests happening around the country?"

• when you support something

• a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something

• when you approve of something

• when you surrender something

What does the word discrimination mean in the following sentence on page 72? "What kinds of things in the past have led to demonstrations that have led to change?" "Voting rights, uh, for women!" I offer. "Racial discrimination." "Violence."

• when you unjustly treat someone different because of their race

• when you support someone that is different

• when you treat people equally

• when you are fair to all races

Mr. Kazilly talks to the kids about how churches were bombed, houses were burned, people were lynched. What does "lynched" mean according to Mr. Kazilly in Chapter 20 on page 74?

• when people defend people's rights

• when people are saved

• when you protect people's rights

• when people decide to be judge, jury, and executioner without following any laws

What does the word noose mean in the following sentences found on pages 74? Imani raises her hand. "Hanged? Like, a noose around their neck?"

• a thick rope that is tied in a loop used to hang people

• a chain used for pulling heavy things

• a soft string used for crafting

• a necklace that you put around your neck

Why does Isabella like gym class? (Chapter 21 on page 77)

• she likes to sit around and relax

• she likes to scream, holler, and bounce balls

• she likes to hang out with her friends

• she likes to help the gym teacher