House Arrest Spring

Why does Timothy compare Jose's house to a snow globe?

• Timothy compares Jose's house to a snow globe because it's perfectly still.

• Timothy compares Jose's house to a snow globe because on the outside it looks calm, but on the inside there's a lot of movement.

• Timothy compares Jose's house to a snow globe because it's white and has big, puffy white bushes in the front.

• Timothy compares Jose's house to a snow globe because a fresh snow had just fallen and is continuing to fall.

Who is Isa?

• Jose's mom

• Jose's aunt

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  Jose's sister

• Timothy's cousin

What type of figurative language is, "...and a football in the air frozen in the moment of time so long ago."

• hyperbole

• simile

• 
  onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

What was so memorable about Levi's Birthday?

• Levi blew out his candles.

• Levi was getting adopted.

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  Levi turned blue from choking.

• Levi was receiving a new trach from the doctor.

Jose's mom wants Timothy to...

• tutor Jose in math.

• start writing in his journal and improve his grades.

• get a job to support his family.

• start sleeping at their house and to be there for dinners.

Why does Timothy need a computer?

• He wants to search for his dad.

• He has to do school work.

• He wants to look up illnesses.

• He wants to email Mrs. Bainbridge.

What have Mr. and Mrs. Jimenez been approved for?

• 
  Jose's parents have been approved to have Timothy live with them.

• Jose's parents are going to adopt Levi.

• Jose's parents have been approved to move to California.

• Jose's parents have been approved for a loan. to complete the "turtle".

Timothy says that his mom looks at Levi "like he's her sun instead of just her son" (89). This simile makes a comparison between...?

• 
  It compares Mom's relationship with Levi to the ocean's relationship to the moon.

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  It compares Mom's relationship with Levi to the earth's relationship to the moon.

• It compares Mom's relationship with Levi because Timothy feels left out and misses dad.

• It compares Mom's relationship with Levi and the earth' s relationship with the sun. (Mom's world revolves around Levi, just like the earth revolves around the sun.)

What does Mrs. Bainbridge want from Timothy in exchange for him using the computer?

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  She wants him to get a job to help mom pay bills.

• She wants Timothy to do better in school or he can't use Jose's computer.

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  She wants him to start cooking for her as payment for therapy.

• She wants Timothy to talk more about his feelings during their sessions.

What does Jose's mom do for Timothy's mom before she comes home from the hospital with Levi?

• She made meals for a whole week and stocked their freezer with food.

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  She left them baby signing DVDs.

• She left them a whole bunch of new clothes.

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  She dropped off Jose to help Timothy and his mom out with Levi.