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Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy Ch 1- 5

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the setting of the book?

a)

present-day Maine

b)

coastal town in Maine in 1911-12

c)

Boston, Massachusetts, in 1911-12

d)

present-day Boston, Massachusetts

2.

All of the following made the trip on the water difficult except

a)

night falling.

b)

the choppy waves.

c)

trying to keep Lizzie awake.

d)

worrying about being in trouble.

3.

What did Turner see in the water?

a)

dolphins

b)

fish

c)

jellyfish

d)

whales

4.
She was known for her yellow shutters and strawberry red door.
a)
Mrs. Buckminster
b)
Mrs. Cobb
c)
Mrs. Hurd
5.
True or False:  This novel is historical fiction.
a)
True 
b)
False
6.
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
7.
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
8.

Which character is obsessed with what their last words will be?

a)

Mrs. Cobb

b)

Lizzie

c)

Willis Hurd

d)

Deacon Hurd

9.
What aspect of their respective family lives do Lizzie and Turner have in common? (from Chapter 1)
a)
 Both are orphans
b)
Both are descended from men who preach the word of God.
c)
Both have several siblings.
d)
Both are descended from men who treat them like adults.
10.
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.
11.
Who is the spiritual leader of the people of Malaga.
a)
Reverend Buckminster
b)
Mr. Eason
c)
Reverend Griffin
d)
Lizzie Bright 
12.
"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_______________________________.
a)
Personification
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Onomatapoeia 
13.

In this quote, "it was an interest, he remarked, that Turner shared with the young Charles Darwin," the author is using which literary device?

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

allusion

d)

alliteration

14.

When Turner returns from visiting Malaga Island, he finds a gathering of town officials in his home. Mr. Stonecrop insists that Turner come and join them, and then he uses Turner how?

a)

To lean on because he is tired

b)

As a prop to further his agenda

c)

To hold a book of laws

d)

To demonstrate his love towards the Buckminster family

15.

Where does Turner feel most at home?

a)

Malaga Island

b)

Playing baseball in Phippsburg

c)

Reading to Mrs. Cobb

d)

In his bedroom

16.

When they pull Turner into the harbor, what are the townspeople most upset about?

a)

That Turner had gone so far out to sea

b)

That Lizzie is hurt

c)

That no one knew where Turner and Lizzie were

d)

That Turner is with a black girl