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WorksheetsA Mango Shaped Space (Chapters 3 & 4)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
At the beginning of Chapter 3 why can't Mia sleep?
She is thinking about going to get her painting from out of the rain.
She can't stop thinking about Billy and how he is the only person she knows who might have synesthesia like her.
It is hot and they don't have AC, so she's uncomfortable.
Mango is sick and she stays up to take care of him.
What does Mia discover when she gets to the cemetery that morning?
Her grandfather's grave has been vandalized.
Someone stole the painting she left for her grandfather.
Jenna and her dad are there visiting her deceased mom there.
The rains washed away all the paint off the painting and Mia can't see anything she recognizes.
Mia and her best friend, Jenna have a little disagreement/squabble at the cemetery. What was it about?
Mia wanted to know why Jenna was there and Jenna wouldn't tell her.
Jenna found out Mia was keeping secrets about her synesthesia.
Jenna said the painting of Mango on Mia's grandfather's shoulder, that the rain messed up, looked like a rat and Mia got mad.
Whether school shopping was fun or not.
What is Zach doing at the beginning of the chapter?
He is playing another prank on Mia.
He is outside playing with his friends.
He is at the mall doing some Back to School shopping.
He is in the kitchen making lemonade with Mia to sell at their Lemonade Stand.
Mia says, "Three hours later we return to the kitchen. We're hot, sunburned, and only four dollars richer." What word best describes how Mia is feeling at that moment?
EXCITED
DISCOURAGED
NERVOUS
IMPRESSED
On their way to the vet appointment, Mango is meowing loudly. How does it affect Mia?
She tells him to be quiet and stop making noise.
She is playing with him and loves his meowing.
She begins meowing too and pretends to sing along with him.
Each high-pitched meow sends Sunkist-orange coils dancing in front of her, but she doesn't mind.
What incident happened at the vet's office that left people crying and the mood very sad?
Mango had surgery and didn't make it.
Roger's dog was put to sleep and Roger was crying because he thought the dog was in pain.
A child got attacked by one of the dogs.
They found out the vet's office was closing down.
What word choice tells the reader how Mia feels about the first day of school?
The school bus pulls up in front of Harrison Middle School.
I pray the first day of school has been canceled because of an earthquake, tidal wave, or avalanche.
The same old school, the same old faces.
School spirit and all that.
What text detail is an example of the signpost "Contrast & Contradictions?"
I definitely don't want to take Pre-algebra and Spanish.
Jenna says she hates the first day of school because "everyone's trying to impress each other," but Mia points out to her she's doing the same thing by wearing a dress on the first day.
"I forgot about our cheerleader phobia."
Zach bounds down the steps of the bus, thrilled to be in middle school at last.
Mia is in danger of failing which two subjects because her synesthesia is a barrier to understanding the material?
RELA and Social Studies
Science and Social Studies
Math and Spanish
Math and PE
Why doesn't Mia like replacing letters with numbers in Math?
The colors don't match
The teacher explains it wrong
Other students confuse her
The principal warned her not to play around in Math class.
How does Mia describe how she feels in Math class when the teacher is teaching?
She feels a combination of confusion and anger start to bubble up inside her because she can't make sense of things due to her synesthesia.
He loves Math and is excited.
The teacher is going too fast. Mia says, "she keeps up her breakneck speed."
I have to hurry to keep up with her.
What extremely mischievous thing does Mia do at the end of the chapter that she considers a PIC mission?
She switches the SICK and HEALTHY baskets in Mrs. Morris' room.
She throws paper on the bus.
She yells out in class, " I have synesthesia!"
She runs past everyone on line to get on the bus first.
Mia reveals that Reading always makes her tired. What explanation does she give?
She gets so caught up in the rainbowlike colors of the words that she has to read the passages over and over.
She does not like to read.
She claimed she didn't have any homework.
Mango is on her lap purring and purring puts her to sleep.
How do the main character´s parents react when she tries to tell them about seeing colors at the age of 13?
they yell at each other about who caused her to have this problem and think she is crazy
they take her directly to a neurosurgeon
they tell her that they both see colors as well
they tell her that Zach and Beth see colors too
What happens when Mia tells Jenna that she has synesthesia?
Jenna feels sorry for her
Jenna is happy for her
Jenna is mad at her
Jenna is confused
What was Dr. Randolph's response to Mia describing the effects of synesthesia?
He seemed to not believe her and think she was making it up.
He was excited to discover a new phenomenon.
He tried to give her medicine to cure her.
He told her she was sick and needed to be hospitalized.
What does Mia do when she leaves the doctor's office after hearing what Dr. Randolph thinks of her condition?
She goes home and cuddles up with Mango and cries.
She goes back to school, has gym class, and goes running on the track to feel better.
She texts Jenna to tell her about it.
She stays in the car and refuses to come out.
What did Mia think about Jenna's response after she told her about her synesthesia?
She was glad Jenna understood.
She was confused because she thought Jenna would be supportive, but she was instead furious.
She was angry because Jenna told the kids on the bus.
Awkward- they both sat quietly and didn't talk for a while.
At the end of Chapter 4, how does Mia feel about her and Jenna's friendship?
She is angry, disappointed, and very, very hurt about the fight because they had never fought before.
She is happy they are no longer friends because she sees Jenna for who she really is.
She is indifferent and does not care.
She is angry that Jenna has the nerve to be mad at her.
