Where The SideWalk Ends & Utah TIme

Which statement best describes the meaning of the phrase “peppermint wind,” as it used in line 6?

• The wind smells like sweet candy.

• The wind is energizing and refreshing.

• The wind is blue-green in color.

• The wind is red-and-white in color.

Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• A. “soft and white” line 3

• B. “crimson bright” line 4

• C. “to cool” line 6

• D. “Smoke blows black” line 7

What is the main message of the poem?

• To encourage readers to appreciate the beauty of nature and escape the chaos of urban life.

• To describe the importance of following rules and staying on the path in life.

• To highlight the challenges faced by children in a busy city environment.

• To emphasize the significance of dreams and aspirations in achieving success.

What does Lou's dialogue in scene 1 suggest about him?

• He loves going on vacation with his grandparents.

• He is annoyed with going to the same spot every year with his grandparents.

• He is frustrated that his grandmother won’t talk his grandfather into going someplace else.

• He thinks his grandmother is caring.

Which detail from the drama supports the answer in Part A?

• Why do we come here year after year?

• The man’s going to get us killed. His own grandchildren.

• You’re kidding, right?

• Is it one hundred degrees yet?

The siblings’ conversation in scene 1 is important because it- Select 2 correct answers.

• Allows the reader to see that tradition is important to Lou and Josie’s grandparents

• Allows the reader to understand why Lou feels the way he does

• Shows the reader where they went on vacation

• Prepares the reader for the adventure Lou and Josie are going on

• Shows that Lou and Josie go to the same place every year with their grandparents

Both the speaker in “Where the Sidewalk Ends” and the character in “Utah-Time” discover what it means to be brave. How is this experience DIFFERENT for Lou in “Utah-Time?”

• Lou’s experience of being brave is different because he avoids challenges and overcomes them.

• Lou's experience of being brave is different because he confronts personal challenges and overcomes them.

• The speaker in “Where the Sidewalk Ends” discovers what it means to be brave by venturing beyond the familiar and exploring the unknown.

• The speaker in “Where the Sidewalk Ends” is still searching for the meaning of the unknown.

Read this line from the play. 

We’re in the same place as last year. And the year before. Can’t we vary it a bit. Do it by that big arch.

What is the purpose of this line? 

• 1. To encourage the reader to visit different vacation spots every year. 

• 1. To persuade the reader to visit the big arch. 

• 1. To inform the reader of the best place to go on vacation with family. 

• 1. To give the reader background information to support Lou's frustration.