5.4 The Secret Keepers Module 9.3

1. What does Mrs. Genevieve say The Smoke is?

• A. a watch expert

• B. Reuben Pedley’s secret identity

• C. an unusual-looking pocket watch

• D. a mysterious figure who secretly rules the city

2. How is Reuben’s discovery of his jack-in-the-box important to the plot of the passage?

• A. It makes him worry that The Smoke may be acting through his toys as well as his watch.

• B. It reminds him that Mrs. Genevieve probably knows the secret to making the watch work.

• C. It makes him realize that activating the watch may not be a wise idea.

• D. It suggests a possible solution to the problem he is having.

3. How do Reuben’s feelings about Mrs. Genevieve develop over the passage?

• A. Reuben begins to suspect she is working with The Smoke.

• B. Reuben comes to realize that she is right about the watch.

• C. Reuben learns to trust her more than he trusts his mother.

• D. Reuben begins to find her ideas hard to believe.

4. The passage says that Reuben’s excuse for not watching a movie with his mom was plausible. This means that the excuse was:

• A. upsetting.

• B. amusing.

• C. believable.

• D. original.

5. Which statement provides the best summary of the passage?

• A. A boy is able to grow closer to his mother after she helps him through a frightening time.

• B. A boy is unable to discover the secret of the magical objects in his room.

• C. A boy discovers through an experiment that a mysterious watch has the power to make him invisible.

• D. A boy learns to control the magical powers he has been given.