Worksheets'Squashed' Final Test
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
Who is the main character in Squashed?
Ellie
Richard
Cyril
Max
What is Richard's favorite sport?
Football
Basketball
Hockey
Baseball
Which of the following IS NOT one of Ellie's goals?
She wants to lose weight.
She wants to beat Cyril.
She wants to be crowned the Sweet Corn Coquette Princess.
She wants to win the pumpkin weigh-in.
The main conflict in Squashed is between
Big Daddy and Max
Ellie and Cyril
Ellie and her dad
Richard and Wes
What does Ellie's father do?
Motivational Speaker
Farmer
Works at a florist shop
Teacher
Why does Ellie pretend to be sick?
She hates school.
She doesn't want to see Wes.
She wants to take care of Max.
Her Nana needs her help.
What happened to Ellie's mom?
She was killed in a car accident.
Ellie never knew her mom.
She died from cancer.
She won the lottery and moved away.
What is the setting of Squashed?
Rock River, Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa
Pumpkin Grove, Ohio
Red River Valley, Oklahoma
What three things does the exposition include?
Setting, Climax, and Resolution
Climax, Background Information, and Complications
Setting, Background Information, and Characters
Falling Action, Characters, and Resolution
Which of the following does Ellie do to help Max grow?
Paints Max a brighter orange color.
Gives Max a special booster solution.
Leaves Max alone to let nature take its course.
Cuts the leaves off of Max's vines.
What does Wes tell Ellie that she must do to her pumpkin?
Water it well.
Talk to it.
Sing to it.
Give it plenty of compost.
What vegetable did Wes grow?
corn
tomatos
potatos
spinach
What pageant did Sharrell want to enter?
Miss Pretty Pumpkin
Beautiful Bean Queen
Sweet Corn Coquette
Precious Potato Princess
What does Ellie compare Sharrell to?
A bug
A rodent
A snake
A dog
What did Ellie do after she returned home from the party?
She sat out on her porch gazing at the stars.
She went straight to bed, so she could get up early and take care of Max.
She called Grace to learn what Wes had said about her.
She talked to Max, encouraging him to grow larger.
What is stolen from Mannie Plummer?
Her parakeet.
Her baby.
Her pumpkin.
Her truck.
Who does Ellie think is responsible for the theft?
Dennis Hickey, a mean 19 year old junior, who had flunked the 8th grade 3 times.
Wes, the new boy from Gaithersville that nobody trusted.
Richard, the partial baseball star who needed money for a new glove.
Sharrell, the beauty queen who needed money for her next pageant.
What does Richard bring Ellie?
He brings her a guard dog.
He brings her a state-of-the-art security system.
He brings her news that the pumpkin thieves had been captured.
He brings her groceries to cook.
What or who is Spider?
Spider is a dog that will guard Ellie's pumpkins.
A spider is a bug in Ellie's garden.
Spider is the name of Ellie's other pumpkin.
Spider is the name of Cyril's super secret booster solution.
How did Ellie usually cope with stress?
She ate cookies and other sweets even though she was on a diet.
She practiced meditation techniques.
She listened to her dad's motivational speeches.
She went for long runs and exercised to help her relax and lose weight.
Why does Ellie's dad decide to let her keep Spider?
He likes dogs.
It may help him land an important new client.
He was close friends with the Ankers.
He knew how important it would be to have a guard dog.
What did Dennis drop in the hallway?
A note about his plans to steal Cyril's pumpkin.
A piece of pumpkin pie made from the last pumpkin he stole.
His homework.
His backpack full of stolen goods.
Who was the first pumpkin thief caught?
Ralphie
Richard
Steven
Dennis
Who is Justin Julee and why does he want to talk to Ellie?
He is a school journalist and wants to interview Ellie for the school paper.
He is a fellow grower and wants to ask Ellie for advice on growing giant pumpkins.
He is a boy from another school who has a crush on Ellie.
He is an adult who wants to enter the competition, and is hoping Ellie can give him so tips to getting started.
Why isn't Ellie happy after the first pumpkin thieves are caught?
She's afraid she's going to lose the Weigh-In.
They cut her pumpkin before they were caught.
She knows there are other pumpkin thieves.
She wishes they had succeeded in stealing the pumpkin.
What is the name of Cyril's pumpkin?
Big Daddy
Cyril Junior
Max
Big 'Ole Sqaush
What is the name of Ellie's pumpkin?
Max
Steven
Harris
Louie
When Wes first visits Cyril as the president of the Gaithersville Agricultural Club what does he discover about Cyril's Pumpkin?
It is bigger than Ellie's pumpkin.
It is smaller than Ellie's pumpkin.
It is starting to rot.
It is a beautiful orange color.
What was Ralphie's real motivation for taking pictures of Ellie in her patch?
He wants to take a picture that will get him published in a national newspaper.
He is getting information to form a pumpkin stealing plan.
He thinks that Ellie is cute.
He wants to have a picture
Where does Ellie ask her dad to take her?
To the movies with Wes.
To her mother's grave.
To the Harvest Fair and Pumpkin Weigh-In
To the school.
What does Ellie take to her mother's grave?
Red roses
A pictures
A yellow mum
Her mother's locket
What does Ellie's dad do to help Max grow?
He plays Max a piece of inspirational music.
He plays Max a tape with one of his motivational speeches.
He fertilizes him.
He waters Max to help him grow.
What does Nana give to Ellie for good luck?
A pumpkin seed
A Ziploc bag of soil
A picture of her mother
A picture of her father working in the fields
Why was Cyril late to the pumpkin line up?
He couldn't find enough men to help him load his pumpkin.
He had a flat tire.
He wanted to make a special entrance.
His pumpkin burst when they tried to load it.
Why does Cyril keep his pumpkin hidden?
He doesn't want the air to damage the shell.
He doesn't want the crowd to see the big patch of rot on the pumpkin.
He is ashamed of how small it is.
He doesn't hid it. He displays it proudly.
What happened when they weighed Big Daddy?
He weighed more than any other pumpkin.
He cracked open and his rotten inside spilled out.
The scale broke.
Big Daddy only weighed 100 pounds.
Who won the Rock River Pumpkin Weigh-In?
Ellie
Wes
Cyril
Gloria
What special gift did Nana give Ellie on Ellie's thirteenth birthday?
a journal Mother had written during Ellie's first four months of life
a deed to one acre of the Morgan family farmstead.
Seeds from Nana's prize sunflowers
the locket that Great Gran, Nana, and Mother had all worn.
What did Dad do after he told Ellie he'd "found farming again?"
He said he could help with Max because winning was his specialty.
He pressed charges against Ralphie.
He coached Ellie so she could pass her American History exam.
He asked Nana if there was room for him and Ellie on the farm.
What is the climax of Squashed?
Wes kisses Ellie.
Cyril's pumpkin bursts.
Ellie trains Spider.
Wes comes to the weigh-in.
Which of the following is the best resolution to Squashed?
Ellie wins the contest. She and Wes become a couple. They both begin planing again in the spring.
Cyril loses but vows revenge. Ellie and Wes have a fight and break up.
JoAnn and Richard become a couple. Richard's team wins state.
Ellie wins. Her mother returns, and her dad finds a new job.
Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?
Ellie is determined.
Wes came to the weigh-in even though he was sick.
Ellie's dad played music for Max.
Cyril kept Big Daddy under a blanket.
