The Keeping Quilt Test

Read the following sentence: "Anna kept the needles threaded and handed them to the ladies as they needed them." What does the word needles mean?

• leftover bits of cloth
• a part that forms the outside edge of something
• fastened with stitches
• small, thin too used for sewing

What does the word artificial mean?

• pulling or carrying
• not real or natural
• real and big
• real and natural

What is the main idea of the story?

• Patricia Polacco uses the quilt to wrap her babies.
• Patricia's family came from Russia a long time ago.
• The quilt helps keep the family history and tradition alive.
• Clothes were used to make the quilt.

How do you think Patricia Polacco feels about her family?

• She loves her family and feels happy that they have passed on the quilt.
• She is sad because she does not have any grandchildren yet.
• She is happy that her family came from Russia.
• She feels happy because her family is moving to New York.

Why does Anna's mother start the tradition of the keeping quilt?

• To give it to Patricia one day.
• To help each generation remember Russia.
• To use as a cape for super heroes and birthday celebrations.
• So that everyone can think the quilt is beautiful.

Why do you think the quilt is the only thing in colors in the story?

• The colors are used to show the importance of the quilt while everything else is in black and white.
• The color is to show where the quilt is in the room.
• The quilt looks better in colors.
• A colorful quilt means that everyone would like it better.

What are different ways the Polacco family used the quilt in the story?

• The family used the quilt as a towel, blanket, and clothes.
• The family used the quilt as a blanket, clothes, and tablecloth.
• The family used the quilt as a tablecloth, huppa, and blanket.
• The family used the quilt as a blanket, huppa, and towel.

What has stayed the same in the author's family over generations?

• The use of the quilt, the way certain special occasions are celebrated.
• The way the family has children and they still love each other.
• The way that the family still lives in New York.
• How the family still has the same last name.

Where did the family live in America?

• North Carolina, then Michigan
• New York City, then Michigan
• Washington D.C., then New York City
• Florida, then New York City

What were the wedding gift symbols?

• gold for a necklace, a flower to smell, salt to taste
• pepper for flavor, roses for love, silver for poverty
• gold for wreath, flower for love, salt to add flavor
• daisies for love, bread to eat, huppas for wedding