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WorksheetsChicken Boy by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the main character in the story?
a)
Henry
b)
Granny
c)
Tobin
d)
Patrick
2.
What is the setting of the story?
a)
New York City
b)
Raleigh, NC
c)
Charleston, SC
d)
Kentucky
3.
Who are Tobin's brothers?
a)
Shane and Patrick
b)
Summer and Patrick
c)
Henry and Harrison
d)
Mike and Ike
4.
Who is Tobin defending when he starts fighting Cody?
a)
Granny
b)
Henry
c)
his teacher
d)
his mother
5.
Who gets Tobin interested in raising chickens?
a)
Mr. Peabody
b)
Granny
c)
Henry
d)
Daniel
6.
The following is an example of what type of figurative language:
"I'd been feeling kind of funny in general, like a snake shedding its skin and finding out it was a whole different animal underneath."
"I'd been feeling kind of funny in general, like a snake shedding its skin and finding out it was a whole different animal underneath."
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
7.
Why does MariaCruz sit at the table with Tobin
a)
to make fun of him
b)
to help him with his homework
c)
to steal his food
d)
to play checkers
8.
Why do people from Social Services come to Tobin's house?
a)
His dad wants them to
b)
Henry's mom called and reported that Tobin was being neglected
c)
Tobin's grandmother called and reported that he was being neglected
d)
They just made a random visit
9.
Who does Tobin go to stay with while he's in foster care?
a)
The Picklemans
b)
The Pipers
c)
The Paulsens
d)
The Hatchets
10.
What happened to Tobin's mother?
a)
She ran away
b)
She had cancer and died
c)
She was in a car accident
d)
She was abducted by aliens
11.
What does Harrison ask Tobin to do when they first meet?
a)
to run in a race
b)
stay for supper
c)
help him with his homework
d)
feed his chickens
12.
What did Tobin do when Coach Kelly told him he couldn't participate in the race?
a)
He complained to the principal
b)
He cried
c)
He got mad and went home
d)
He ran on the outside lane anyway
13.
What kind of reputation did the McCauleys have?
a)
people thought they were trouble
b)
they were rich
c)
they helped poor people
d)
they all went to college
14.
What type of figurative language is found in the following quote from Chicken Boy:
"I stood up slow, yawning my way back to seventh grade and out into the hallway, where the rest of my useless day was waiting for me."
"I stood up slow, yawning my way back to seventh grade and out into the hallway, where the rest of my useless day was waiting for me."
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration
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