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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky Ch. 8-17

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Brer Fox's ear twitches when danger is close.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What are fetterlings?

a)

chain-like creatures with metal shackles for heads

b)

ships made of bones that populate the Burning Sea

c)

animal-like creates that live in the Thicket

d)

a type of soup dish eating by Midfolk

3.

Who sacrificed himself so the others could escape the fetterlings?

a)

Brer Fox

b)

Brer Rabbit

c)

Gumb Baby

d)

John Henry

4.

True or False: Tristan saved Gum Baby from the fetterlings.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False: Tristan blames himself for not being able to save Eddie.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False: Tristan was captured by the fetterlings.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False: Tristan was able to save Brer Fox from being taken by the fetterlings.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Who was the Paper Giant?

a)

Tristan

b)

Gum Baby

c)

Eddie

d)

Ayanna

9.

True or False: The Paper Giant saved Tristan from the fetterlings.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False: Uncle C gained possession of Eddie's journal.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What type of animal is Chestnutt?

a)

a fox

b)

a bear

c)

a rabbit

d)

a bird

12.

How long was Tristan asleep after the fettlerling attack?

a)

an hour

b)

8 hours

c)

a day

d)

a week

13.

True or False: Brer Fox hates violence.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Who rescued Chestnutt when her family was attacked?

a)

Brer Fox

b)

Brer Rabbit

c)

Gum Baby

d)

Ayanna

15.

True or False: The Thicket was a hideout for the Midfolk.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

MidPass is to Alke as Springfield is to

a)

Indiana

b)

Detroit

c)

Chicago

d)

Illinois

17.

What is the name Midfolk creatures are not suppose to mention?

a)

Haint

b)

Maafa

c)

Uncle C

d)

Fetterling

18.

What did they call the people from all over MidPass who escaped the attacks by the fetterlings?

a)

Survivors

b)

Haints

c)

Maafas

d)

Alkes

19.

What did they call the people who went around rescuing people from the fetterlings?

a)

Haints

b)

Conductors

c)

Pilots

d)

Passengers

20.

To the people of MidPass Brer Rabbit and John Henry were considered to be

a)

legends

b)

folktales

c)

gods

d)

animals

21.

Who was Tristan's favorite character from the folktales?

a)

Brer Fox

b)

Brer Rabbit

c)

Gum Baby

d)

John Henry

22.

What was the difference between the story Eddie and Tristan heard about John Henry and Nana's story?

a)

In Nana's story John Henry lives a long and happy life.

b)

In Nana's story John Henry was a former slave turned sharecropper arrested for something ridiculous.

c)

In Nana's story John Henry is a trickster who tricks Brer Fox into going in the Thicket.

d)

In Nana's story John Henry is able to fly using his hammer and has the power to control Lightning.

23.

True or False: Former slaves were forced to become sharecroppers which way to keep them locked in a system of servitude.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

True or False: The American prison system was created to keep former slaves subjugated as a source of free labor.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

True or False: Nana believed facts got twisted or misrepresented in history books.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Why did Brer Rabbit tell Tristan to call him "Brer?"

a)

He had just meet Tristan and didn't know him well.

b)

He said it was a sign of respect.

c)

All of the citizens of MidPass were called only by that distinction.

d)

He said there was no longer a need to make a distinction because Brer Fox and Brer Bear were gone.

27.

True or False: Nana told Tristan before the horrors of slavery people in Africa would fly all the time.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Miss Rose and Sarah both had

a)

the lower body of a horse.

b)

the head of falcon.

c)

wings.

d)

one eye.

29.

Who accused Tristan of being spy?

a)

Gum Baby

b)

Brer Rabbit

c)

Brer Fox

d)

John Henry

30.

Why did it take Gum Baby a year to get back to MidPass?

a)

Gum Baby had gotten lost.

b)

Gum Baby was captured by fetterlings.

c)

Various realms experience time differently.

d)

Uncle C had cast a spell on Gum Baby.

31.

True or False: Gum Baby was sent to revive a book which happens to be Eddie's journal.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

True or False: Tristan was angry at the gods of MidPass for sending Gum Baby to steal Eddie's journal.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What reenacted Tristan's tale?

a)

the Paper Giants

b)

Butterflies

c)

Haints

d)

the Thicket

34.

The gods of MidPass believe Tristan is a(n)

a)

Haint

b)

Anansesem

c)

Fitterling

d)

Alke

35.

How do the people of MidPass feel?

a)

Hopeful

b)

Happy

c)

Angry

d)

Scared

36.

True or False: MidPass was different from what Gum Baby remembered and there were people there Gum Baby didn't know.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Who did Tristan meet after finishing his meal?

a)

Ayanna

b)

Netta

c)

Uncle C

d)

John Henry

38.

True or False: The iron monsters prefer older kids like Tristan and Netta.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

True or False: To Uncle C Eddie's journal was just an ordinary journal.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

True or False: Uncle C threatens to hurt everyone Tristan cares about unless he gives him the Anansi's power.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

True or False: Ayanna went back on patrol despite the objections of John Henry.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

What provides the fuel to the gods of MidPass?

a)

the faith of the creatures of Alke

b)

the belief and prayers of children

c)

the haints and their magic

d)

legends and fables of our world

43.

True or False: The Thicket had magic woven into its vines.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

True or False: Brer Rabbit considers his network of people who gather information to be spies.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

True or False: Tristan admires and gets along with Brer Rabbit.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Who does Brer Rabbit say can help get Tristan back home and help fix the rip in the sky.

a)

John Henry

b)

Uncle C

c)

Ayanna

d)

Anansi

47.

True or False: The problems affecting MidPass became worse when Tristan punched the Bottle Tree.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

True or False: Tristan thinks adults are hypocrites?

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Anansi is a

a)

spider god.

b)

monkey god.

c)

turtle god.

d)

winged god.

50.

What does Tristan suggest they give Anansi?

a)

Gum Baby

b)

Eddie's Journal

c)

the Tree of Power

d)

John Henry's hammer

51.

What did Brer Rabbit suggest they could give Anansi?

a)

John Henry's hammer

b)

Eddie's Journal

c)

Tristan

d)

Story Box

52.

True or False: MidPass does not have its own Story Box.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

Where did Brer Rabbit say Anansi's Story Box was?

a)

MidPass

b)

The Burning Sea

c)

The Golden Crescent

d)

The Drowning Forest

54.

What did Brer Rabbit suggest would lead them to the Story Box?

a)

Gum Baby

b)

Fitterlings

c)

Tristan's stories

d)

Eddie's Journal

55.

Who was going to accompany Tristan to The Golden Crescent to retrieve Anansi's Story Box?

a)

John Henry & Brer Rabbit

b)

Gum Baby & Netta

c)

Miss Rose & Miss Sarah

d)

Ayanna & Chestnutt

56.

True or False: Tristan said he was ready to set off and become a hero.

a)

True

b)

False