WorksheetsAn Eagle in the Snow (Part 1: Chapters 2 and 3)
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 16mins
Why was Grandfather crying?
He found Barney's corpse.
He found Barney's father's corpse.
He found Big Black Jack's corpse.
He couldn't find Big Black Jack.
How did Barney sprain his arm?
The bomb hit him.
A football accident.
Ma hit him.
He fell on a hard pavement.
I did, in a way. But I still couldn't speak.
How did you think Barney react to Ma's reassurance?
Barney squeaked a 'yes'.
Barney did not move a muscle.
Barney nodded his head.
Barney cried louder.
Where was Barney's Pa?
He passed away.
He was in the army.
He ran away.
He disappeared.
Why didn't Grandfather follow Barney and Ma?
He wanted to help people with his coal-delivering services back home.
He wanted to rebuild his farm back home.
His wanted to rebuild houses back home.
He wanted to build a restaurant back home.
What does Barney want to be when he grew up?
He wanted to be a soldier.
He wanted to be a mechanic like his father.
He wanted to be a train driver.
He wanted to be a pope.
What was Ma doing before she fell asleep?
She was knitting a a sock for Pa.
She was talking to the Gentleman.
She was talking to Barney.
She was looking out the window.
What was the main reason they didn't let Gentleman join the army?
He busted his arm.
He was way too old.
He was too emotional.
He had hurt his leg so badly.
Why was Barney quite scared of Gentleman?
Gentleman scolded Barney.
Gentleman's outburst was something Barney wasn't used to.
Gentleman told Barney the horrors of what he had seen.
Gentleman blamed Barney for not putting him in the army.
What made Barney flinch as he looked through the window?
He saw the plane coming towards them.
There was a black speck of grit in his eye.
He listened to Gentleman's outburst.
He was afraid of Gentleman coming closer to him.
...the repeated rattattattatt rattattatt of firing.
What is this term being used in the italics?
Alliteration
Metaphor
Homograph
Onomatopoeia
What was Barney afraid of?
Complete darkness.
The German plane.
The shooting.
The train stopping.
Barney's fear of darkness is called...
nyctophobia
scopophobia
claustrophobia
acrophobia
Why did Gentleman keep a box of matches around with him?
He liked fire.
He hated the dark.
He smoked.
He loved the Swan Vestas brand.
Why did Ma keep speaking for Barney?
Barney was still calming himself from the darkness.
Barney was still calming himself from the attack.
Barney was too tired.
Ma was panicking.
What was Billy Byron's real name?
William Byron
Byron
Billy Byron
He didn't know his real name.
