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Operation Clean Sweep

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the narrator in Operation Clean Sweep?

a)

Miss Mckee

b)

Cornelius

c)

Otis

d)

Daisy

2.

What was the password the ladies used for their meetings?

a)

Umatilla

b)

sisters

c)

Suffragists

d)

Operation Clean Sweep

3.

Which of these is NOT something mom would do if she was elected Mayor?

a)

move Elmer's grave

b)

Pay back the town's electric bill

c)

changed the color of the buildings in town

d)

make a law against chickens running around town

4.

What does the idiom "making a mountain out a mole hill" mean?

a)

a person who makes too much of a minor issue

b)

wishing a person good luck

c)

saying something is very easy to do

d)

saying that is it raining really hard

5.

While Cornelius is waiting for the voting to end he says "I bit my lip. I bit my finernails." What feeling is he describing?

a)

He was happy.

b)

He was disappointed.

c)

He was very nervous.

d)

He was furious.

6.

How do the men in the crowd react after Mom is elected mayor?

a)

The men are very confused.

b)

The men are very happy.

c)

The men are embarrassed.

d)

The men are very thrilled.

7.

What does the word underestimate mean?

a)

overvalue

b)

power

c)

to place too low a value on

d)

overrate

8.

How does Mom think about being nominated for mayor?

a)

She said it would too hard.

b)

She said it would be an honor and pleasure.

c)

She said it would be the wrong thing to do.

d)

She said it would be embarrassing.

9.

What genre is Operation Clean Sweep?

a)

fantasy

b)

nonfiction

c)

historical fiction

d)

poetry

10.

"Those nominations were made long ago, and besides, women don’t get involved in politics" What does the word politics mean in this sentence?

a)

feelings

b)

opinions

c)

travel

d)

government