WorksheetsDear Mr.Kilmer
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 13mins
List Richard Knight's family members
Mrs.Knight, Gus Knight and Angie Knight
Pa, Gus Knight and Angie Knight
Pa, Kilmer, Gus and Angie
Richard, Pa and Gus goes for ______________ in the woods.
picnicking
hunting animals
camping
an animal
Richard deliberately raises his gun and misses the deer. This shows that Richard is __________________
an animal lover
caring
lovely
Gus is angry with Richard but Pa tells Richard to ___________
pack his bag and leave the cabin.
learn hunting.
not go hunting anymore.
Gus loves to be popular. He advises Richard to be active in sports and play _____________________
netball
football
baseball
The World War 1 is taking place in Europe. _________is interested the army.
Gus
Pa
Richard
Angie is Richard's sister and she has ______________ a lot for the family by taking care of the family after her mother's death.
cried
thought
sacrificed
Richard loves to ______________ to express his feelings.
wash dishes
write poems
read poems
Based on your reading, how was Gus different from Richard?
Gus got good grades while Richard did not.
Gus was more into sports but Richard was not.
Gus enjoyed reading while Richard hated reading.
Gus helped at the farm while Richard did not.
Who said that poetry was "sissy stuff"?
Abner
Richard.
Mrs Hansen
Hannah
Richard regarded Joyce Kilmer as a hero after learning about him. Why?
Joyce Kilmer loved nature and was afraid to fight for his country.
Joyce Kilmer was brave to fight for his country and hated nature.
Joyce Kilmer detested his country and loved nature.
Joyce Kilmer loved nature and was fearless in fighting for his country.
Where did Richard get the address to write to Joyce Kilmer?
From a book entitled "Trees and Other Poems".
From The New York Times newspaper.
From Mrs Hansen.
From an editor of The New York Times newspaper.
Who was the girl whom Richard found crying after school?
A Dirty Hun
Hannah Schermer
Blanche Freebold
Abner Lewis
Why was Hannah crying?
Somebody had vandalized her tavern.
Somebody had written the words "Dirty Hun" on her book.
Someone had torn her school books.
Somebody had destroyed her tavern and called her bad names.
Why were the other students not sympathetic towards Hannah?
They thought Hannah and her family were patriotic and loved Hun.
They assumed that since Hannah's family came from Germany, they should eat more sauerkraut.
They thought that Hannah and her family were against the Americans and unpatriotic.
They believed that the Schermers should not be feeding them German food because it was unhealthy to do so.
What awful news that Mrs Hansen informed her class about the Schermers?
Someone helped paint the Schermers' tavern.
Somebody had decorated the Schermers' tavern with terrible things.
Someone had vandalized the tavern owned by the Schermers.
Somebody had written 'Dirty Hun' on the Schermers' car and tavern.
What did Mrs Hansen want her class to do about the terrible incident that had happened?
Mrs Hansen wanted her students to come up with a sympathy card that they help decorate together.
Mrs Hansen wanted Richard to write a beautiful poem to show their sympathy.
Mrs Hansen wanted her students to sign a sympathy card for Hannah Schermers.
Mrs Hansen wanted her students to visit the Schermers after school and give them a hug.
Who was the first to refuse signing the sympathy card?
Abner
Blanche
Herbie
Harry
What made Richard sign the sympathy card even though nobody did?
Richard felt it was wrong for the others to pick on the Schermers simply because they were from Germany and he imagined how would he feel if he was in the same situation.
Richard felt sympathetic towards Hannah and her family even though it was their fault that Germany was at war with the United States.
Richard believed that by signing the card he would do the right thing because the Schermers were guilty by being 'Dirty Huns".
Richard was convinced that he was doing the Schermers a favour by being the only student who signed the card because it was better than sending a card that nobody signed.
When Abner and Harry tried to beat Richard up, Richard managed to defend himself easily. What can we learn from this incident?
It is okay to be bullies and beat people up.
Never underestimate anyone.
Never overestimate anyone.
It is not alright to defend oneself when one is bullied.
When Richard arrived at the Schermers' tavern, how did Hannah react to his arrival?
In anger.
In sadness.
In happiness.
In joy.
After leaving Hannah's house, where did Richard stop to watch the train goes by?
A train station.
Near a train track.
An old oak tree.
Behind a train station.
Upon reaching home, Richard was greeted by a surprise. What was the surprise?
He received a telegram from New Ward.
He received a letter from New York.
He received a postcard from an editor.
He received an email from Turtle Lake.
Upon receiving the letter from Joyce Kilmer, Richard ran to his room, ripped open the envelope and he trembled while reading it. How do you think Richard felt?
Discouraged.
Dejected.
Nervous.
Excited.
In the letter, Joyce Kilmer commented that he felt sorry for Richard's "predicament". What was Richard's "predicament"?
Richard's decision to send the sympathy card to Hannah Schermer.
Richard's passion for writing novels.
Richard was unable to share his love for poetry with anyone.
Richard had problems with his brother, Gus.
What was the advice given by Joyce Kilmer to Richard in the letter?
To enlist in the army just like Joyce Kilmer.
To not let fear keep him from being whom he was.
To let other tell Richard what was best for him.
To allow his family members know his passion for writing stories.
What did Joyce Kilmer request from Richard at the end of the letter?
For Richard to send his poems.
For Richard to mail him his stories.
For Richard to share with him his experience.
For Richard to tell him his passion.
Richard finally told his family that he wrote poetry and had been writing for a long time. What did Pa say to him after that?
To not let his poetry interfere with his chores and schoolwork.
To not let his poetry affect his chores and sports practice.
To not let his poetry disrupt his time with his family.
To not let his poetry destroy the family relationship they have.
What did Gus say to Richard when he wanted to share his poems with Gus?
That he hated poetry and poetry was sissy stuff.
That he would grow long hair and became an English Poet.
That he hated poetry and poets like Joyce Kilmer.
That he would no longer see himself as Richard's brother.
After school the next day, who did Richard share the news about Joyce Kilmer writing to him with?
Blanche
Herbie
Hannah
Mrs Hansen
