Cracker Chapters 20-25 Review

Whose point of view is chapter 20 told in?

• Rick's

• Cracker's

• Narrator's

• Willie's

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Whose point of view is chapter 21 told in?

• Rick's

• Cracker's

• Narrator's

• Willie's

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Why does the author use a different point of view when writing each chapter?

• So, you can understand the setting.

• You can understand the Vietnam War.

• As the reader you can grasp how Rick and Cracker feel about their friends.

• To show what was happening to both characters during this time.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

On page 255, the author wrote,

"The doctor turned reluctantly Rick wanted to say, "Never mind," but the doctor already had started talking. "Rafael didn't make it. I'm sorry."

Using the context clues, reluctantly could probably mean

• Willingly

• Unwillingly

• Sadly

• Optimistically

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

On page 257-285 the author wrote,

"The nurse who'd first walked him had explained the situation to the other nurses. They got him addresses, contacts. He wrote Willie explained the situation. He wrote Camel. He wrote his parents. His sister. His sister's dissertation chair. Twenty-Twenty. His congressman. The nurse's congressman. Everyone he could think of."

Which character trait best describes Rick in the above situation?

• Discouraged

• Argumentative

• Obnoxious

• Determined

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

On page 266, the author wrote,

"She ached for Rick. He was the source of everything. When morning came and she heard people approaching, she ran back through the forest. Again, as thirsty and hungry as she was, she didn't search for food or water. And again, when night fell, she returned to camp and longed for Rick, but her longing was different from the previous say. Hope was draining her. She remembered that Willie had never come for her. She didn't understand why people left her. What had she done? Her tongue was so dry, it was starting to stick to her mouth."

What emotion is Cracker feeling that she won't eat or sleep?

• Happy

• Hopeless

• Adventurous

• Tired

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Where is the setting of chapter 25?

• Quonset hut

• Ben Hoa

• Tan Son Nhut

• Colorado

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What major event occurs that causes Rick and Cracker to be separated?

• Rick is injured and sent home.

• Cracker is reassigned to another handler

• Their unit is ambushed, and Cracker runs off

• Rick is promoted and moved to a different base.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

How does Cracker survive after being separated from Rick?

• She is rescued by villagers

• She relies on her training to avoid danger

• She finds another military unit

• She is captured by the Vietcong

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How do the themes of loyalty and perseverance develop in these chapters?

• Through Cracker's refusal to bond with anyone but Rick

• Through the soldiers' struggle to return home

• Through Rick's search and Cracker's survival efforts

• Through flashbacks of Cracker's early training

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2