WorksheetsThe Friendship by Mildred Taylor
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who were the main characters?
Cassie and Little Man
Christopher-John and Stacy
John Wallace and Mr. Tom Bee
Stacie, Cassie, Christopher-John, and Little Man
Who sent the children to the Wallace's store?
Aunt Callie
Mr. Tom Bee
Big Mama
Dewberry
What did they have to buy at the Wallace's store?
Candy
a gold belt buckle
medicine
tobacco
Who were the people in the store when the children first arrived?
John Wallace and Mr. Tom Bee
Thurston and Dewberry
The neighbors
John and his sons
How were Stacy and his siblings treated by the Wallace's?
Kindly
Respectfully
Hospitable
Rudely and ignorantly
What attracted the attention of the two youngest children?
The can goods on the shelves.
The candy and shinny t;hings in the display case.
The boy Jeremy Simms
The pot belly stove
Which child did the Wallace boys tease?
Jeremy Simms
Cassie
Stacey
Little Man
What did the Wallace boys say about his hands?
He should buy a rings for them.
They are dirty and you could grow seeds in them.
They were soft and pretty.
They were going to chop them off with an ax.
Answer 2 and 4
What did Mr. Tom Bee come to the store for?
fish bait
sardines
candy
medicine
Why did Mr. Tom Bee call John Wallace only by his first name?
Mr. Tom Bee was older than John Wallace
He wanted to teach John a lesson
He was showing off in front of John's boys
He had saved his life twice when he was younger and John had promised him that he could call him by his first name all his life.
Mr. Tom Bee stop back by the Wallace store to get some tobacco. What new people were at the store?
Mrs. Wallace
Jeremy Simms and other children
Mr. Simms, RW and Melvin
The ghost of Christmas past
What upset Mr. Simms?
John Wallace gave Mr. Tom Bee tobacco
Mr. Tom Bee did not help load the wagon
Mr. Tom Bee called John Wallace only by his first name
Stacey told Mr. Tom Bee they were waiting
Did all the children think something bad was going to happen?
Yes
No
Maybe
What did John Wallace do to Mr. Tom Bee?
He kicked him when he walked out the door
He shot him in the leg
He told him to stop calling him by his first name or else
He called the police on Mr. Tom Bee
What did Mr. Tom Bee say after he was shot in his leg?
I am sorry for calling you by your first name
" I hear you John and I will call you John until I meet my maker!"
Don't shoot me again please Mr. John
John! John! John!
