Read the line from Scene 1: GRANDPA JOE: “Larkspur is so tiny—you could walk across it before your tea cools." What kind of figurative language is used in the phrase "you could walk across it before your tea cools"?

• idiom

• hyperbole

• simile

• repetition

Why does the Lantern dim sadly at the end of Scene 1?

• It is tired from glowing too much.

• Its feelings are hurt when no one talks to it.

• It needs to save its energy.

• It is waiting for Emma.

Read these stage directions from Scene 2: (Lantern flickers weakly, whispering to itself.) How do the stage directions help the reader understand the Lantern's feelings? Support your answer with details from the play.

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Read these lines from Scene 2: GRANDMA MAY: "It's not that we dislike the Lantern." GRANDPA JOE: "We're simply too busy." (They yawn and stare at the sky with nothing to do.) What do the stage directions suggest about the grandparents?

• Their actions don't match their words.

• They really are too busy.

• They enjoy relaxing quietly.

• They are afraid of the Lantern.

Read the dialogue from Scene 3: EMMA: "Want me to draw hopscotch squares for us?" LANTERN: "Could we play shadow games too?" What does this dialogue show about Emma and the Lantern?

• They are learning new games from each other.

• They both prefer playing alone.

• They only like hopscotch.

• They are still unsure about being friends.

Read the line from Scene 4: GRANDMA MAY: "Perhaps I'll bake cookies." What word has the same meaning as perhaps in this line?

• always

• maybe

• never

• surely

Fill in the Blank: The Lantern felt ​ (a)   when Grandpa Joe and Grandma May refused to talk. The grandparents felt ​ (b)   while saying they were "too busy." Emma felt ​ (c)   when she and the Lantern played games together. The Lantern felt ​ (d)   after making a real friend in Emma.

• lonely
• Bored
• Excited
• glad
• confused

Which change should be made in the sentence below? The lantern and emma plaied hopscotch in the square.

• Change plaied to played.

• Change emma to Emma.

• Both a and b

• No change needed

Reorder the following

• Lantern whispers to itself about wanting a friend.

• Lantern asks the grandparents to talk, but they say no.

•  The grandparents decide to bake cookies and join the fun.

•  Emma arrives and plays games with the Lantern.