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WorksheetsWhirligig 5-7
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
"By now he was accustomed to feeling separate from the other passengers. For them, the bus was an interlude; for him, it was home."
Which statement best summarizes this quote?
The other passengers ignore Brent.
The bus had become Brent's life of isolation.
Brent tried to remain separate from the other passengers.
Brent hated the fact that he had no friends.
What event made Brent realize the danger of isolation?
Two people tried to rob him at the bus stop.
He realized that he had no place to stay in San Diego.
He was unable to relate to anyone at the hostel.
He missed talking with his family.
Considering the theme of chapter 5 (Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star), why does Brent most likely choose to stay at the hostel?
He wants to go where no one knows what he has done.
He felt the Summer Triangle guided him there.
He can't afford an expensive hotel.
He wants to be around people - especially his age.
"Everything we did--good, bad, and indifferent--sent a
wave rolling out of sight. He wondered what his own accounting, generations later, would look like."
Which of the following is the best summary of this statement?
Brent realizes that all actions (good and bad) affect many people, not just you.
It doesn't matter what others do, you are responsible for yourself.
He knows that he will be forever remembered as the person who killed someone.
He no longer cares what others think about him.
' "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean." It had been sung briskly back in grammar school, the refrain cheery and rousing. He now saw it for the lament that it was. Lea lay across an ocean no boat could cross."
In this paragraph, the word lament most likely means ...
To mourn something or someone (verb).
A cheerful song.
A children's song.
A statement of grief or sorrow (noun).
What is the difference between how Tony appears to be - as he sits in class, and how he usually acts in school, etc.?
Tony doesn't usually go to class.
Tony always listens to baseball instead of the teacher but is paying attention today.
Tony has always loved school, but now he hates going to school.
Tony is not trying to impress the teacher, but normally he would attempt to impress the teacher.
Which of the following is NOT an example of the pressure that is put on Tony?
Suzuki lessons starting when I was four. Listening to the tapes day and night.
Then came the violin camps in the summer, group recitals, more and more pieces to review, crossing the bridge to Seattle twice a week for lessons.
She's pure American, from Kansas. Nobody expects her to know the Paganini Caprices.
But to my mother I'm not average. I'm Korean. I can do anything, if I apply myself.
Which statement best represents how Tony's mother viewed the whirligig?
A symbol of dedication.
A symbol of music.
A symbol of beauty.
A symbol of perfection.
What does Tony do that "breaks the pledge"?
He listens to baseball during class.
He goes to a Mariners game.
He hits the whirligig with a rock.
He performs terribly at the recital.
Brent is making whirligigs to bring joy. How does the whirligig in Washington bring joy to Tony?
The violin instructor uses it as a metaphor to show Tony's mother that he needs rest.
The violin instructor uses it as a metaphor to show that anything is possible with dedication.
The whirligig occupies Tony while they are camping.
The whirligig reminds Tony of the Mariners game that he finally got to attend.
"He'd said hello. In reply, she'd unrolled the immense panorama of her medical history, then had moved on to her husband--killed by doctors in 1981 then had switched to their Chihuahua, Pepe, whose string of sufferings exceeded Job's, and now had begun on the first of four daughters."
Job is a Biblical figure that is known for tremendous suffering. Why does the author most likely use this allusion?
To show how much this poor woman has suffered in one lifetime.
To show that Pepe has suffered more than anyone.
The woman is so self-absorbed that she thinks no one has suffered as much as her and her family.
It gives an accurate picture of how much suffering she has been through.
In El Paso, something reminds Brent of what he did to Lea. What does he see that reminds him of this?
A missing-child flier
A wanted poster
saguaro cactuses
A young lady with dark hair
Why does the author most likely mention the birds Brent sees at the beach?
"The black-headed gulls crying overhead were new to him also. "
To show that Brent is new to this area.
They are most likely the shearwater birds.
To show the distractions that Brent encountered.
They are creating distraction that prevents Brent from working.
Which of the following is NOT an allusion found in chapter 7?
Rip Van Winkle
Robinson Crusoe
Sand Dollar Cafe
Jesus
Which of the following does NOT represent Brent beginning to "re enter" society in chapter 7?
Brent leaves messages for Trisha.
The waitress speaks to him like he is a grandchild.
The kids help him make the whirligig.
He attempts an advanced model for the whirligig.
