WorksheetsWhite Umbrella
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What happens at the piano lesson?
the two girls need help with homework
the girls need to clean their glasses
the sisters need to wait in the rain
the sisters spend time alone with their mother
the girls have to apologize to Crosman
Which is true about the narrator's mother? She is:
a concert pianist
a careful driver
late
friends with Crosman
an owner of the umbrella
What means the opposite of discreet?
fair
nice
quiet
obvious
reliable
Why does Mona tell the narrator she can do the pledge with her eyes closed? She...
values liberty
is intelligent
is patriotic about America
is attentive
knows more about America than the narrator
What adds to the mood of the story?
rainy weather
sound of the piano
color of the umbrella
mother's work history
smell of pot roast cooking
Compared to Mona, the narrator is:
loving
comical
stubborn
forgiving
agreeable
What does the narrator intensely desire?
musical talent
power and control
caring music teacher
stay-at-home mom
mainstream white America
What does the white umbrella symbolize to the narrator?
musical talent
power and control
a caring music teacher
stay-at-home mother
mainstream white America
The mom has an accident. Then, the narrator realizes...
how much she loves her mother
how embarrassing her mother was
that she will never be a white American
that a raincoat is as good as an umbrella
that having a job has not changed her mother
Choose the word that means, "act of revealing something astonishing"
scepter
rendition
stupendous
boot camp
revelation
What is a scepter?
marvelous or awe inspiring
staff or baton carried by a ruler
head
tough military training course
performance
Choose the word that means, "marvelous or awe-inspiring".
noggin
scepter
rendition
stupendous
boot camp
What does "noggin" mean?
tough military training course
performance
head
marvelous or awe-inspiring
staff or baton carried by a ruler
What does "rendition" mean?
act of revealing something astonishing
head
performance
tough military training course
marvelous or awe-inspiring
What does "boot camp" mean?
performance
head
staff or baton carried by a ruler
tough military training course
act of revealing something astonishing
