Raymond's Run

At the end of the first paragraph, the narrator tells us that, “All I have to do in life is mind my brother Raymond, which is enough.”  The words, “all I have to do in life” tell the reader that... 

• The narrator has too many responsibilities to deal with.
• The narrator’s sole responsibility is taking care of her brother. 
• The narrator finds minding her brother to be too overwhelming. 
• The narrator’s brother is too much to handle.

Squeaky threatens Rosie and Mary Louise when they

•  become friends with Gretchen
•  make fun of her breathing exercises
•  insist she can't win the race
• ask Raymond about school 

The main reason Squeaky dislikes Cynthia Proctor is that Cynthia

• constantly wins first prize in class spelling bees
• knows how to play the piano well 
• She pretends to be a piano prodigy.
• refuses to take part in the May Day race

Squeaky feels that she has disappointed her mother by

• not acting like a "traditional" girl 
• not learning how to sing in a choir
• not doing better in her schoolwork
• not taking better care of Raymond

What is Squeaky actually thinking about when she jumps up and down after they announce the winner?  

• She thinks that Gretchen’s middle name must be ridiculous since it starts with a P. C.
• She is excited about the potential she sees in Raymond’s ability to run. 
• She thinks they tied for first place.
• She can’t wait to rub it in Rosie’s face that she just won the race again. 

Which of the following is the BEST example of external conflict?

• Gretchen is going to try to beat Squeaky in the May Day race.
• Squeaky has to apologize for Raymond when he scares the pigeons.
• Squeaky sees Gretchen is running right along beside her.
• Squeaky and Gretchen have a confrontation when they meet on the sidewalk.

After Squeaky and Gretchen compete to win the May Day race, the announcers hesitate in calling out the winners. What part of the plot does this describe? 

•  the resolution
•  the conflict
• the rising action
• the climax

Squeaky and Gretchen are talented runners who each want to win the May Day race. What part of the plot does this statement describe? 

• the falling action
• the  climax
• the external conflict
• the internal conflict 

Why is the smile that Gretchen and Squeaky share at the end of the story not quite “real”?  

• The two girls think they are supposed to be smiling because it is a May Day Race.
• The two girls don’t know how to be nice to each other because of their wasted time on other expectations. 
• The two are only being nice to each other so that they can secretly plot their strategy to win next year’s race. 
• They each want to coach Raymond and neither of them realize that the other is having the same idea.

Which sentence has the best example of dialect as explained by Mr. Jauss this week? 

• "I don’t think you’re going to win this time” 
• “I always win cause I’m the best” 
• " I say straight at Gretchen who is, as far as I’m concerned, the only one talking in this ventriloquist-dummy routine."
• "I have whupped her behind many times for less salt than that.