The Year of Miss Agnes

What does the word goggled mean in this sentence?

I just goggled at him and shrugged.

• jumped

• picked

• moved

• stared

Which word means almost the same thing as goggled?

• gazed

• yelled

• winked

• considered

What does the word nuisance mean in this sentence?

That Roger is just a nuisance.

• joy

• pest

• delight

• student

What word means almost the same thing as nuisance?

• sickness

• comfort

• pleasure

• annoyance

What does the word snares mean in this sentence?

People gave him moose and caribou, but he snares rabbits and ptarmigan to eat.

• sees

• traps

• releases

• looks for

Which word means almost the same thing as snares?

• sneaks

• cuddles

• captures

• surrounds

Bertha and Fred were surprised the first time they saw Miss Agnes because

• she had a bird on her shoulder.

• she looked very young.

• she was wearing pants.

• she was in a wheelchair.

While teaching history, Miss Agnes...

• made a time-line for the wall

• showed pictures of how other people farmed

• had the students pick a country to study

• talked about wars often

Fred's mother was angry about Fred going to school because

• the school was far away from home.

• Fred would become smarter than her.

• she wanted Fred to remain a baby.

• she needed Fred's help at home.

Miss Agnes brightened the schoolroom by

• making curtains for the windows.

• having the students paint pictures.

• opening all of the windows.

• taping magazine pictures on the walls.