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The School Story

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Muted mean?

a)

loud

b)

can't hear

c)

noisy

d)

speakers

2.

ironic,disdainful and dry ; bitterly amusing

a)

editorial

b)

muted

c)

wry

d)

pressuring

3.

relating to the actions of an editor,a person who prepares books and articles for publication

a)

editorial

b)

maze

c)

muted

d)

manuscript

4.

What does Manuscript mean?

a)

corrections and improvements

b)

a handwritten or typed piece of writing, such as a book or document

c)

relating to the actions of an editor,a person who prepares books and articles for publication

d)

toned down or silenced

5.

making a forceful effort to influence

a)

to reveal; make known

b)

a complicated and confusing path or process

c)

ironic,disdainful and dry ; bitterly amusing

d)

pressuring

6.

How would you describe Hannah and Natalie’s relationship?

a)

dishonest

b)

distant

c)

close

d)

intense

7.

How does Natalie feel in her moms office?

a)

Guilty because other authors have to wait for her mom to read her manuscript

b)

happy because her mom will read her manuscript

c)

Sad because she doesn't know if her mom will like her manuscript

d)

Mad because she could go to jail

8.

"Close" describes the relationship between

a)

Natalie and Zoe

b)

Zoe and Zee Zee

c)

Hannah and Natalie

d)

Cassandra Day and Natalie

9.

Why did Natalie feel like a "spy" ?

a)

she was being sneaky by bringing the manuscript into her moms office pretending its someone elses

b)

she was spying on her mother

c)

Natalie and Zoe came up with a plan to spy on her mom to see how they can get her manuscript into the office

d)

She set up cameras in her moms office

10.

What is the main conflict in "The School Story" ?

a)

Natalie is trying to get her manuscript published

b)

Zoe wants to become a editor one day

c)

Natalie and Zoe want to play a trick on Letha

d)

Natalie feels guilty about tricking her mother

11.

What is the main conflict that Natalie has in the story?

a)

She feels guilty about tricking her mother

b)

She does not get to spend enough time with her mom

c)

She is jealous of her mother's career

d)

She has an argument with Zoe

12.

How does Natalie feel at the end of the story?

a)

Sad that her mother does not know she wrote the book for her dad

b)

Disappointed that her mother says the book needs some work

c)

Surprised that her mother does not guess that she is the author

d)

Relieved that her mother says she loves the book