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WorksheetsLongfellow Battlers: Ruby Holler
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Who wrote Ruby Holler?
Gordon Korman
Sharon Creech
Andrew Clements
E.B. White
How old are the twins, Florida and Dallas Carter?
4
13
9
2
Morgan is the assistant -- aka the "chief gopher" -- of the Boxton Creek Home for Children. Who runs the Home?
Mr. and Mrs. Trepid
Z
Sairy and Tiller
The Burgertons
Grace from the Diner
Which birds appear in the story? Check all that apply.
A magical silver gray bird, which Dallas sees in the beginning of the story
A golden talking bird, which Florida dreams about near the end of the story
The red-tailed rocking bird, which Sairy wants to find in Kangadoon
Carved robins and other wooden birds which the old couple sell along with carved boats and other items
A big blue jay and a snowy white owl
What is the "thinking corner"
a dark corner in the basement of the Home where Florida and Dallas are sent when punished
a room in the library
a corner in the schoolhouse
Mr. Trepids lean-to shack behind the tattered yellow Home
Who abuses children, never giving them enough to eat and making them wear "I've been bad" shirts?
Marjorie and George Trepid
The Cadillac Dealer
The Shoplady in Burley's Department Store who tells everyone that those clothes were made for them
The Jewelry Store Man
Tiller, who is too old to get mad and pays little attention to trivial difficulties
Florida has been treated so badly she now assumes that "all adults are people to escape". What words does she say frequently? Check all that apply.
Putrid
Maggoty
Cruddy-crud
What a lovely $18 thousand dollar ruby necklace, Marge!
My heart feels soggy
When Florida and Dallas were five years old they were sent to the Hoppers. What happend with the jar of quarters?
Dallas buried them under a bunch of rocks
The twins bought candy with them
The Hoppers paid them quarters to do chores
Florida broke it because Mr. Hopper was screaming at Dallas over it as if he were trying to steal them or something
Dallas dropped them down the well
Mr. Trepid is a shifty character. Which of these describe him? Check all that apply
He has a gold tooth
He is dishonest in the management of the Home, which currently houses 13 orphans
He and his wife have lots of rules, including no talking in the dining room
He tries to steal money from the old couple
He hits Florida and makes her pull weeds
Tiller wants to paddle down the Rutabago River. Where does Sairy want to go?
Canada
Kangadoon
Hawaii
Mexico
Somewhere she and Tiller can finally carve that special piece of wood, once and for all
Sadly, the twins have lived with a lot of not-so-nice families. Which ones? Check all that apply.
The Hoppers
The Cranbeps
The Burgertons
The Dreeps
The Trepids (at the home)
Florida and Dallas have lots of nightmares and dreams in the story. During the day, they push difficult thoughts away and plan to escape -- but how?
By creating a distraction by painting animals red
By jumping on the night freight train somehow
By shipping themselves off in the cargo hold of a freighter
By impersonating flight attendants
By catching fish in Hidden River
Sairy and Tiller pay Florida and Dallas $5 an hour to help out when they want to. What projects are they offered? Check two.
Rebulding a boat (Florida)
Researching and purchasing supplies for the trips (Dallas)
Digging a well
Babysitting the neighbor's pet bobcat
Carving blocks of wood to see what is inside (analogy to learning to love other people)
What interesting recipes do we hear about in the book?
Getting over kids stew, and getting used to kids stew
Beat the blues broccoli, anti-cranky crumpets, and bad dream medicine (peach ice cream)
Accept my apology pie and getting better soup (only for Lucy)
Getting over being an orphan cookies and welcome home bacon
Be nice to orphans brownies and mission accomplished cake
Sairy and Tiller have four kids before they meet Florida and Dallas. They have all moved away. What are their names?
Buddy, Lucy, Charlie, and Rose
Ickle-me, Pickle-me, Tickle-me, and Too
Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy
Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter
Compass, Canteen, Matches, and Life Jacket
A "holler" is a southern term for ravine or valley. But why is the location of this story called Ruby Holler?
Because in the fall, the maple leaves turn red and it looks like there are millions of rubies all around.
Because in the winter the maple trees shine with icy, diamond-like crystals
Because in the summer, the maple tress glisten like the glimmering emeralds of Oz
Because you can buy fake jewels at the discount store there for just $1.99
Because it contains leafy trees and curly-headed bat carvings
This is an uplifting story but a number of sad things happen along the way. What happened? Check all that apply.
Due to the Trepids' incompetence, Joey dies of a fever while asking "Who am I?"
The Trepids falsify documents and prevent others from adopting the twins, thinking they might keep them for themselves
Tiller has a heart attack and almost drowns along with Florida
Two nasty teenagers conspire to steal Dallas and Sairy's equipment after Dallas' nasty fall
Mr. Trepid tries to steal from the old couple by paying Z to draw a treasure map of Ruby Holler
Initially Florida thinks of bats as scary flying rat things. Why does she grow to appreciate them?
Because they stoped her from breaking a window
Because they stopped the kids from chopping down a tree
Because they eat mosquitos
Because they stopped the kids from cutting a window into the barn
Because one reminded her to wear her life jacket
What was Mr. Trepid's brilliant insight into life (or so he thought)?
"Life is a fog"
"Understone funds are too much temptation for kids who have so little"
"This baby is fussy. Now give me $300 for the passport and all the trouble"
"Buddy lived in the barn for two months when he was 12"
"Lucy was only sick because she was allergic to orange popsicles"
What do we know about Z?
He lives in the holler and maybe oughtta clean his place up a bit
He is sorry he got mixed up with the Trepids and proves loyal to Tiller and Sairy
He has a feeling that the boaters are near Mackalack
He always wears a yellow scarf
He was born on March 3rd, not July 29th
