WorksheetsThe Pigman - First Read
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
John and Lorraine were making prank calls soliciting donations for an imaginary....
Fund
Charity
Pizza
Friend
Here the word "charity" means...
an organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need.
people employed to provide a service to the public in a particular place
ask for or try to get something from someone.
expressed something with a signal or motion
At the beginning of the excerpt, Mr. Pignati suggests, out of nowhere, that they...
go look at his pigs
go get coffee
visit the L & J Fund
go to the zoo
From the beginning, it is clear that John and Lorraine are not on the same page in pulling off this prank. What quote from the excerpt shows this?
"Mr. Pignati," I said with an air of impatience," Miss Truman and I have many other stops to make today.
"Of course, that's what we came for," I said to make it look real at least.
Lorraine gulped and went speechless.
"Yes," Lorraine said. "We shouldn't have stayed this long."
After Mr. Pignati asks "Whom should I make it out to?", Lorraine "gulped and went speechless." This suggests to the reader that Lorraine...
didn't really expect Mr. Pignati to write a check to the L & J Fund.
didn't expect John to take the prank this far
didn't realize Mr. Pignati was so famous
had a very dry throat and was thirsty
"Oh yes," Lorraine echoed, and I could tell she was furious with me because here eyes were starting to flit all over the place again." Here Lorraine is "furious" with John for...
For lying to Mr. Pignati
For taking the check from Mr. Pignati
For taking the prank too far
For staying to look at the pigs
Which of the following quotes from "The Pigman" represent a change that John and Lorraine as a result of Mr. Pignati?
"No...we didn't see....your pigs," I said.
"You don't really have to --" Lorraine started, but he looked bewildered."
"You love animals...? Lorraine muttered, her left hand opening the front door just a crack."
The first part of the excerpt from Mr. Pigman is told from the point of view of...
Mr. Pignati
Mr. Pignati's wife
John
Lorraine
The second part of the excerpt from Mr. Pigman is told from the point of view of...
Mr. Pignati
Mr. Pignati's wife
John
Lorraine
In the second part of the story (Chapter 6) we find out that...
John likes Lorraine
Lorraine likes John
John and Lorraine are meeting Mr. Pignati at the zoo
Mr. Pignati invites John and Lorraine to look at his pigs again
Lorraine says, "I used to be afraid to have people look at me, but ever since I meet John I seem to wear little things that make them look." Here Lorraine seems to be telling the reader that...
She likes John
She likes the attention
She is involved in these pranks because of John
She really wants an ice venti cold brew
The word "soliciting" means...
an organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need.
extends the time needed to do something
ask for or try to get something from someone.
extends the time needed to do something
The word "eccentric" means...
an organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need.
slightly strange or odd
ask for or try to get something from someone.
extends the time needed to do something
The word "prolongs" means...
an organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need.
slightly strange or odd
ask for or try to get something from someone.
extends the time needed to do something
The word "bewildered" means...
an organization set up to provide help and raise money for those in need.
slightly strange or odd
ask for or try to get something from someone.
completely puzzled or confused; perplexed
