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Someone to Love Me

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Ignoring the phone’s periodic ringing, Cindy picked up the mirror again and repeated the words that Mrs. Davis had said. Vocabulary in Context 1. In the excerpt, what does the word periodic mean?
a)
 a. repeated  
b)
b. final
c)
c. silent 
d)
d. pleasant
2.
4. These words were said by “I never noticed before that you got the prettiest hazel-brown eyes, Cindy.”
Supporting Details
a)
a. Rose Davis.
b)
b. Mom
c)
c. Aunt Shirley
d)
d. Harold Davis.
3.

Thinks Cindy should clean her own house

a)

Lorraine

b)

Mrs. Davis

c)

Harold

d)

Raffie

4.

Calls Cindy to confirm rumor that she went out with Bobby

a)

Darcy

b)

Lorraine

c)

Jamee

d)

Amberlynn

5.

Gives part of the blame to Jamee

a)

Raffie

b)

Bobby

c)

Pedro

d)

Mr. Mitchell

6.

Does not have many friends

a)

Omar

b)

Pedro

c)

Harold

d)

Cindy

7.

Seems to lurk around the school

a)

Pedro

b)

Harold

c)

Roylin

d)

Bobby

8.

Does NOT warn Cindy about Bobby

a)

Mrs. Davis

b)

Jamee

c)

Raffie

d)

Natalie

9.

Takes Cindy to the mall

a)

Bobby

b)

Lorraine

c)

Mrs. Davis

d)

Darcy

10.

Approves of Cindy's cartoon sketches

a)

Bobby

b)

Ms. Abbott

c)

Mr. Mitchell

d)

Natalie

11.

Which does NOT have a bad reputation

a)

Raffie

b)

Pedro

c)

Roylin

d)

Bobby

12.

Encourages Cindy about her self-worth

a)

Bobby

b)

Lorraine

c)

Mrs. Davis

d)

Harold

13.

When does Cindy talk to Raffie

a)

Ch. 1

b)

Ch. 2

c)

Ch. 4

d)

Ch. 5

14.

How many days does Cindy skip school in Ch. 1?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

15.

Who first acknowledges Cindy's artistic talent?

a)

Mrs. Davis

b)

Mr. Mitchell

c)

Ms. Abbott

d)

Jamee

16.

Cindy's mom leaves her alone for a whole weekend

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Cindy would rather be at home than at Mrs. Davis's house

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Bobby takes full responsibility for his bad actions

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Harold is much smarter than Cindy

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Cindy first meets Omar in a rowhome basement

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Bobby flirts with a lot of girls at school

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Lorraine never calls her daughter ugly

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Bare and simple

a)

cluttered

b)

spartan

c)

naive

d)

parched

24.

In the following excerpt, what does the word cherished mean?

“The man I ended up marryin’ gave me something special the day he left for the army. It was a ring

that belonged to his father, and I cherished it every day.”

a)

laughed at

b)

treasured

c)

hid

d)

neglected

25.

In the following excerpt, what does the word parched mean?

She had been starved for kind words for so long that they were like a burst of rain on parched soil, spilling over instead of sinking in.

a)

moist

b)

healthy

c)

dried up

d)

stinking

26.

You can conclude from the following excerpt that

“Whatever,” Cindy said quietly, surprised and hurt by his words. Just as quickly as he relaxed her

minutes before, Bobby made her nervous again. When Bobby was nice, Cindy could not be any

happier. But she had never seen this moody side of him before. And now, he seemed to be hiding

something.

a)

Bobby’s unpredictable behavior worries Cindy.

b)

Cindy finds Bobby very easy to get along with.

c)

Cindy thinks Bobby is justified in acting the way he does.

27.

You can conclude from the following excerpt that


Cindy sat down at the table and sulked. She didn’t see a ring on her mother’s finger, and that consoled

her. Raffie probably found another excuse to push it off again, Cindy thought. They had been dating

now for a year, and Mom hoped to get married, but Raffie always had a reason why it had to be postponed.

a)

Cindy doesn’t want her mom to date anyone.

b)

Cindy hopes to get to know Raffie better before he marries her mother.

c)

Cindy believes Raffie doesn’t actually intend to marry her mother.

28.

The following words were said by


“I know that hoodlums hang out there. . . . Bobby took me there once last year. The place was full of people drinking, getting high, and fighting. I wanted no part of that.”

a)

Cooper Hodden

b)

Harold Davis

c)

Pedro Ortiz

d)

Jamee Willis

29.

The following words were said by


“Child, that Whitaker’s been dealing drugs in this neighborhood for a long time. From what I hear, he’s got school kids working for him. . . . I pray to God somebody stops Raffie Whitaker before he puts some child in an early grave.”

a)

Aunt Shirley

b)

Rose Davis

c)

Darcey Wills

d)

Mom

30.

The main idea of the following excerpt suggests ....


“Maybe if I brought Mom down here,” Cindy said, “she would believe what I’ve been saying about Raffie.”

“Wouldn’t do no good,” Harold said. “She loves him, right?”

“I guess,” Cindy sighed.

“Grandma says if love settles on a garbage can, you can’t make the fool in love smell the stink.”

a)

Grandma Rose thinks that the Gibsons live in a dirty apartment.

b)

even if Mom had proof, she’d still deny Raffie was a drug dealer.

c)

Grandma Rose doesn’t believe in love.

31.

Who is Jamee's ex-boyfriend that Cindy begins to date?

a)

Ralph

b)

Harold

c)

Bobby Wallace

d)

Pedro

32.

Who was the main character in the book?

a)

Raffie Whitaker

b)

Jamee Willis

c)

Amberlynn Bailey

d)

Cindy Gibson

33.

What is Cindy's relationship to Lorraine in the book?

a)

Cindy is her neighbor.

b)

Cindy is her daughter.

c)

Cindy is her aunt.

d)

Cindy is her sister.

34.

What does Mr. Mitchell suggest to Cindy?

a)

She should be a cartoon artist.

b)

She should stop dating Bobby.

c)

She should be the class president.

d)

She should make better grades.

35.

What happened to Cindy's grandma?

a)

She died when Cindy was little.

b)

She married one of her neighbors.

c)

She moved to New York.

d)

She had a stroke.

36.

Who are her neighbors that she spent time with and considered her as family?

a)

The Davis Family

b)

The Mitchell Family

c)

The Logan Family

d)

The Spencer Family

37.

What did Bobby do to Cindy to hurt her?

a)

He bruised her wrist.

b)

He cheated on her.

c)

He left her at school.

d)

He disliked her friends.

38.

What made Cindy suspicious about Raffie and Bobby?

a)

a car

b)

their house

c)

their clothing

d)

a meeting place

39.

What did Lorraine (her mom) think was Raffie's occupation?

a)

a truck driver

b)

a principal

c)

a salesman

d)

a business executive

40.

Why did Cindy dislike Raffie?

a)

He never gave her money.

b)

He always teased her.

c)

He refused cleaned the house.

d)

He was mean to her mother.

41.

Who were Cindy's best friends?

a)

her mother

b)

her cats

c)

Pedro

d)

Harold

42.

What did Cindy learn about her mother as a child?

a)

She was abused.

b)

She was a drug addict.

c)

She was a cheerleader.

d)

She was a waitress.

43.

Who was Natalie Wallace?

a)

Bobby's sister

b)

Cindy's mother

c)

Harold's grandmother

d)

Cindy's aunt

44.

In Chapter 5, why was Cindy up until midnight?

a)

She was crying.

b)

She was sketching cartoons.

c)

She was ill.

d)

She was excited about going to school.

45.

What two classes did Cindy and Harold have together?

a)

Science and History

b)

English and Math

c)

Physical Education and Science

d)

English and History