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WorksheetsLizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All of the following characters show growth in the novel EXCEPT:
a)
Willis Hurd
b)
Mr. Stonecrop
c)
Mrs. Cobb
d)
Reverend Buckminster
2.
Which character was Turner's rival in the novel's beginning, but later became his best friend?
a)
Willis Hurd
b)
Lizzie Bright
c)
Mrs. Cobb
3.
She was known for her yellow shutters and strawberry red door.
a)
Mrs. Buckminster
b)
Mrs. Cobb
c)
Mrs. Hurd
4.
The setting of the story is __________.
a)
1928 Illinois
b)
1912 Maine
c)
1915 Massachusetts
5.
A spiritual leader who overcame his fears and stood against his congregation for justice
a)
Deacon Hurd
b)
Reverend Griffin
c)
Reverend Buckminster
6.
She taught Turner that friendship can be found in unlikely places if you are willing to look beyond the surface of a person.
a)
Abbie Tripp
b)
Mrs. Hurd
c)
Lizzie Bright
7.
True or False: Deacon Hurd's family became so poor they had to live with Turner and his mother.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Which family proved to be helpful to Turner in the latter part of the novel, seemingly because they felt the same way he did regarding certain matters.
a)
The Newtons
b)
The Tripps
c)
The Cobbs
9.
What do the "frock coats" of Phippsburg want to do with Malaga Island?
a)
build a new and better school for the children who live on the island
b)
Take all of the lumber off of it to build a new asylum
c)
make a resort area out of it to save the town
10.
What did Mrs. Cobb leave Turner in her will?
a)
her home
b)
her organ
c)
her books
11.
What does Turner plan to do with his inheritance?
a)
use it to light out to the Territories
b)
use it to provide for Lizzie
c)
put it in a safe place until he is old enough to use it wisely
12.
Which author wrote the books that became fire for Turner?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
John Milton
c)
Nathaniel Memmons
13.
What happens to Lizzie that prompts Turner to take the two of them out in the dory in chapter 5?
a)
She gets lost.
b)
She gets into trouble.
c)
She badly hurts her head on a rock.
d)
She climbs onto rocks she is not supposed to.
14.
All of the following made the trip on the water after Lizzie's accident difficult except
a)
night falling
b)
the choppy waves.
c)
trying to keep Lizzie awake.
d)
worrying about being in trouble.
15.
What did Turner see in the water when he was swept out to sea in the dory?
a)
dolphins
b)
fish
c)
jellyfish
d)
whales
16.
Who hopes to profit from the sale of his mother's house?
a)
Deacon Hurd
b)
Willis Hurd
c)
Reverend Buckminster
d)
Mr. Stonecrop
17.
Who is the spiritual leader of the people of Malaga.
a)
Reverend Buckminster
b)
Mr. Eason
c)
Reverend Griffin
d)
Lizzie Bright
18.
Who leaves her back door open for Lizzie to come into her house?
a)
Mrs. Hurd
b)
Mrs. Newton
c)
Mrs. Buckminster
d)
Mrs. Cobb
19.
Who shows great strength of character and supports the inhabitants of Malaga Island from the beginning of the novel?
a)
Turner
b)
Willis Hurd
c)
Reverend Buckminster
d)
Mr. Stonecrop
20.
"The sermon slouched along as sermons will when every single soul in the building is wishing the ushers would start passing around cool glasses of lemonade." p. 91
This sentence is using a(n) example of_______________________________.
This sentence is using a(n) example of_______________________________.
a)
Personification
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Onomatapoeia
21.
Which word best describes Turner at the end of the selection?
a)
confident
b)
content
c)
helpless
d)
scared
22.
This phrase from the story is an example of what kind of figurative language? more than a few stars had yawned themselves awake
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
23.
True or False: This novel is historical fiction.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
What do you think the whales symbolize in the novel?
a)
a source of courage for Turner
b)
the wrongs done to the residents of Malaga Island
c)
the injustice of the Pownal asylum
25.
Which of the following would qualify as a dynamic character?
a)
Mr. Stonecrop
b)
Sheriff Elwell
c)
Willis Hurd
26.
Irony is when something different happens than what you expect. Which of the following characters' situations illustrates irony?
a)
Mrs. Hurd loved the song, "Friends Before Me Gone"
b)
Mrs. Cobb insisted that Turner read to her all summer long
c)
Deacon Hurd's family lost everything and became commonplace
27.
Authors use symbols in novels. Clouds/rain were used several times in this book. What do you think they might represent?
a)
coming trouble in the plot of the story
b)
a need to use an umbrella
c)
Mrs. Cobb's cranky attitude
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