Spinelli's Drawing and Its Impact

Spinelli, frustrated during a basketball game, finds solace in drawing on the blacktop. Her artwork gains admiration from peers and even attracts attention from an art endowment. Despite efforts to preserve it, the masterpiece is accidentally destroyed. Spinelli, however, values the process over the result, highlighting the joy of creation.

Why does Spinelli leave the basketball game in a bad mood?

• She had another appointment.

• She was tired.

• She was frustrated with her teammates.

• She got injured.

What does Spinelli start drawing on the blacktop?

• A house

• A tree

• A car

• A kitty

How do the kids describe Spinelli's artwork?

• A simple doodle

• A giant Aboriginal petroglyph

• A random sketch

• A colorful mural

What do the kids do to protect Spinelli's drawing from the Digger boys?

• They build a fence around it.

• They ask the Digger boys to dig somewhere else.

• They erase part of the drawing.

• They cover it with a tarp.

Who tries to wash away Spinelli's drawing?

• Miss Finster

• Randall

• Hank

• The Digger boys

What does the art expert from the American Arts Endowment want to do with Spinelli's drawing?

• Erase it

• Sell it

• Offer a grant and protect it

• Frame it

What happens to Spinelli's drawing in the end?

• It is accidentally destroyed.

• It is sold to an art gallery.

• It is preserved forever.

• It is moved to a museum.

How does Spinelli react to the destruction of her drawing?

• She gets very upset.

• She suggests playing a new game.

• She starts crying.

• She blames her friends.

What does Spinelli say was the fun part of her drawing?

• Doing the drawing

• Seeing it completed

• Getting praise from others

• Showing it to the art expert

What game does Spinelli suggest playing at the end?

• Soccer

• Battle tag

• Hide and seek

• Basketball