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The Tiger Rising Test

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of person is Rob? Select all that are true about him. Explain your thinking by providing text evidence for each character trait selected.

a)

guarded

b)

lonely

c)

melancholy

d)

wicked

2.

Select any text evidence below that supports the following statement:

I know Rob is guarded because...

a)

he wants to prepare to fight Norton and Billy.

b)

he won't tell Sistine about the tiger.

c)

he has a "suit case" of not-thoughts that he is harboring.

d)

he doesn't want to cry.

3.

Select any text evidence below that supports the following statement:

I know Rob is lonely because...

a)

he wants to stay home from school.

b)

he can't help talking to Willy May & Sistine.

c)

wants to share with someone that he found a tiger.

d)

he reveals that one of his deepest not-wishes is to have a friend.

4.

Select any text evidence below that supports the following statement:

I know Rob is melancholy because...

a)

he tries very hard to not think about his "not-thoughts"

b)

he keeps his painful memories burried deep down.

c)

his mother passed away.

d)

he thinks about Billy and Norton being eaten by the tiger.

5.

What does Rob stuff all of his feelings in?

a)

The tiger cage

b)

An imaginary suitcase

c)

His wooden pieces

6.

Read the sentence below. Select the answer choice that best defines how the word harbor is used.


Rob harbored the notion that the Kentucky star sign would bring him good luck.

a)

to shelter someone

b)

to have something such as a thought or feeling in your mind for a long time

c)

to hold or contain something

7.

In what ways has Rob changed from the beginning of the story to now?

Select all text evidence that support your thinking.

a)

At the beginning Rob was brave and now he's easily freighened. He's scared to be around anyone because they might bully him. He no longer ignores them but instead gets emotional and cries.

b)

At the beginning Rob kept to himself and shared nothing. Later in the story he started sharing his thouhts with Sistine and Willy May.

c)

At the beginning Rob ignored bullies. He started to change when he suddenly distracted the bullies bothering Sistine.

d)

At the beginning Rob wanted to stay away from Sistine and avoid talking to her. However, he begins to change when he his around Sistine more. His words just keep falling out of his mouth and he begins to hope she will be his friend.

8.

Read the scenes from the story. Which one do you think is the major turning point in the story that lead to Rob changing? Why?

a)

Rob is bullied by Billy & Norton on the bus.

b)

Rob distracts the bullies so Sistine can get away.

c)

Rob talks to Sistine about the Sistine Chapel.

d)

Rob tells Sistine about the tiger.

9.

What caused these changes in Rob?

Select any answer choices that you agree with and explain why with text evidence.

a)

Rob has started to open his "suit case". I think this because...

b)

Rob becomes happy about having someone to talk to. I think this because...

c)

Rob starts to care about Sistine. I think this because...

d)

Rob thinks he's unlucky. I think this because...

10.

Which character is sad, depressed, and doesn't show emotion?

a)

Sistene

b)

Rob

c)

Norton

d)

Willie May

11.
Willie May thinks she knows the cure for Rob's legs. She says he's got to let ----- 
a)
all that sadness rise on up to his heart where it belongs
b)
the medicine work a little longer
c)
his dad take him back to the doctor
d)
Willie May make a homemade cream for him
12.

What was Rob's mom's name?

a)

Cindy

b)

Cathy

c)

Carmella

d)

Caroline

13.
What does Sistine always say when she gets sad, frustrated or doesn't get her way? 
a)
She mocks them
b)
She makes an argument for why her way is better
c)
She calls them ignorant
d)
She can't wait until her father comes to get her and that he'll set the tiger free
14.
Why did Sistine start crying when Rob wouldn't let her set the tiger free?
a)
She identified with the tiger, feeling that she was trapped in a cage
b)
She was mad at Rob
c)
 She missed her Dad
d)
She doesn't want the tiger to go
15.
What did Sistine recite at the tiger's funeral?
a)
A poem
b)
A story 
c)
A riddle
d)
A letter
16.
What was a positive outcome to Rob's dad shooting the tiger? 
a)
Mr. Beauchamp wasn't going to be angry
b)
The tiger couldn't hurt anyone
c)
Rob was able to finally tell his father how he feels about his mother being gone and they could talk and cry together
d)
Sistine would not be leaving Lister, FL