New Kid

What does Ms. Rawle (and other faculty) seem to continuously do to Drew and (Mr. Garner)? (Chapter 4)

• Encourage Them

• Draw Them

• Misname Them

• Feed Them

Jordan mistakenly thought his parents met the parents of whom at the Parent Teacher Meeting? (Chapter 6)

• Liam

• Alex

• Andy

• Ramon

Throughout the book, Andy has been disrespectful to many students, including Ramon, calling him Mexican, but what is Ramon? (Chapter 12)

• Mexican

• Nicaraguan

• Argentinian

• Dominican

What novel does Drew get Jordan as a callback (joke) to earlier in the book? (Chapter 14)

• The Magic of Magical Magicon: A Magical Adventure

• The Mean Streets of North Downtown

• The Mean Streets of South Uptown

• Class Act

Who is the author of New Kid?

• Jerry Craft

• Jim Craft

• John Wayne

• Billy the Kid

In New Kid, Jordan’s conversation with his grandmother makes him feel comfortable with his friends at his new school by…

• Making him more sympathetic to his friends

• Inspiring him to find out more about his friends’ interests

• Stopping him from worrying about whether he and his friends are different

• Helping him to see how to introduce his grandfather and parents to his friends

The author of New Kid reveals which city the story takes place in by including…

• A caption saying exactly where they live

• Recognizable landmarks in the drawings

• A note establishing the setting at the bottom of a frame

• Dialogue in which a character mentions city features

Which statement describes a theme of New Kid?

• It is difficult to overcome fear.

• You can learn a lot from games

• Competition is good for friendship

• Making friends is an important part of growing up.

How does Jordan resolve the main conflict by the end of the story?

• He has dinner with Grandpa at a restaurant

• He decides to go to an art school in ninth grade

• He follows Gran’pa’s advice about making choices

• He uses his art skills to draw a solution to his trouble.

What is the main theme of 'New Kid'?

• A) Overcoming fear

• B) The importance of friendship

• C) The value of competition

• D) The power of art