WorksheetsLily's Crossing Reading Check Quiz: If you read, you'll know!
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 38mins
Which description best describes Lily?
She's fun-loving and silly. She makes everything fun and is known for her sense of humor.
She has a vivid imagination and sometimes gets carried away with her fantasies.
She's unreliable and mean. She doesn't make friends easily and is hard to like.
She's a huge liar that has no friends because no one believes anything that comes out of her mouth. Even her family is annoyed with her.
What does Lily not want Gram to see before they leave for the beach house?
her report card--Her grades aren't good.
her messy room---She made holes in the wall hanging up pictures.
her stash of candy bars--Wrappers are all over the floor.
her newly cut hair--Her grandmother told her not to cut it.
What is D-Day?
the last battle of WWII that ended the war
the day Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
the day the Allies stormed the beach at Normandy in France
the nickname of Margaret's brother, Eddie
What color eyes does Albert have?
green
brown
blue
one green eye and one blue eye
What does Poppy tell Lily in the rowboat when she picks him up?
He's going overseas.
He's getting remarried.
He lost his job.
They are not staying in Rockaway the entire summer either.
What is Poppy's profession (job)?
teacher
pilot
engineer
welder
What did Lily do that was "terrible" and that she wrote a letter about to say she was sorry?
She stole her neighbor's rowboat.
She broke into Margaret's house because she lost the key.
She told her Gram that she hated her.
She didn't say good-bye to Poppy.
Who is Eddie and what happened to him?
Eddie is Poppy's name. He went to war.
Eddie is Margaret's brother who went to war and is missing after D-Day.
Eddie is Albert's brother who was killed in the D-Day battle.
Eddie is Gram's friend who was killed at Pearl Harbor.
What is wrong with Ruth and who is she?
She is blind and is Albert's sister.
She had an illness--chicken pox or the measles--and is Albert's sister.
She broke her leg and is Mrs. Orban.
She lost her passport to America and had to stay in Europe, and she's Albert's cousin.
What is true about Albert's money?
He stole it from Mr. Orban.
Mrs. Orban gave it to him so he wouldn't have to ask to buy cookies or ice cream.
He has money from different countries because his Nagymamma wasn't sure where he'd end up.
Albert sewed the money into his coat so that it wouldn't be stolen from him on the ship to America.
Why does Lily need money?
She has to pay for cat food.
She has to mail the picture of Eddie to Margaret.
She broke the rowboat and has to buy new oars.
She desperately needs a new bathing suit. Hers is so faded and worn out.
In Poppy's letters, he always gave Lily suggestions about
songs to listen to on the radio.
how to teach Albert how to swim.
ways to make Gram happy.
books to borrow from the library.
What does Albert confess to Lily?
He left his sister Ruth by choice.
Ruth isn't really sick.
He's the cause of Ruth not coming to America with him.
He doesn't like the Orbans.
What does Lily realize?
Poppy had been giving her clues to where he was in in letters.
Albert is her only true friend.
Ruth is dead.
She likes playing the piano more than she thought she did.
How does the book end?
Poppy is home. Albert is in Europe with Ruth. Lily is back in St. Albans.
Poppy is in France. Albert is still in America. Lily is back in Rockaway.
The Dillons, Lily's family, and Albert are all in Rockaway.
Lilly, Gram, Poppy, Albert, and Ruth are all in Rockaway. The Dillons are still away.
Where does most of the story take place?
Albany, New York
Hoboken, New Jersey
Raleigh, North Carolina
Rockaway, New York
Which instruments are part of the story? Choose two answers.
violin
organ
saxophone
piano
What is the cat's name?
Poshki
Pepper
Parmesan
Paprika
What lie does Lily tell Albert that she then has to admit to?
She hates the piano.
She can't swim very well.
They can't swim to a ship to go to Europe.
Her father isn't a spy.
