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My Life as a Book by Janet Tashijian

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who's the main character?

a)

Carly

b)

Susan

c)

Derek

d)

Matt

2.

Who gets a ride home with Derek and his Mom?

a)

Susan

b)

Carly

c)

Matt

d)

Lauren

3.

What did Derek find in the attic ?

a)

A Book

b)

A Magazine

c)

A News paper

d)

A deck of cards

4.

True of False: Bodi travels on the airplane with Derek and his family to visit his grandma.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What does Grandma offer to help Derek with?

a)

Doing the dishes

b)

Bringing in their bags

c)

Reading

d)

Taking care of Bodi

6.

Where do Derek and his parents take a ferry boat to?

a)

L.A

b)

Boston

c)

Martha's Vineyard

d)

Back home

7.

Who does Derek speak to while shopping at a jewelry store in Martha's Vineyard?

a)

Susan's friend Lauren

b)

An old lady

c)

His parents

d)

Matt

8.

Who does Derek find out ACTUALLY saved him on the beach when he was two?

a)

Susan James

b)

Lauren

c)

Bodie

d)

A stranger

9.

Who volunteers to watch the class hedgehog for the summer?

a)

Derek

b)

Joe

c)

Carly

10.

Where does Matt's mom take him on vaction?

a)

Martha's Vineyard

b)

Six Flags

c)

Disney World

11.

What does Derek mom do for a living?

a)

She's a lawyer

b)

She's a nurse

c)

She's a veterinarian

12.

Who's Bodi?

a)

a monkey

b)

a dog

c)

a bird

13.

What type of camp is Derek going to?

a)

skateboard

b)

rock climbing

c)

karate

d)

learning

14.

What does Derek want Amy (the babysitter) to help him do?

a)

Write the book report that is due when school begins.

b)

Ride his bicycle down the stairs.

c)

Give his dog a bath.

d)

Research information about the girl who drowned at Martha's Vineyard.

15.

Instead of writing all the vocabulary words he doesn't know, Derek __ them.

a)

reads

b)

speaks

c)

draws

16.

What does Derek not have planned for his summer vacation?

a)

pelting the UPS truck with water balloons

b)

digging up worms and putting them in Mr. Parker's mail slot

c)

reading

17.

Who is the smartest kid in Derek's class?

a)

Derek

b)

Matt

c)

Carly Rodriquez

18.

Who gets to take home the class hedgehog for the summer?

a)

Derek

b)

Matt

c)

Carly

19.

What does Derek's dad do for a living?

a)

Artist who draws storyboards for films

b)

Illustrator for comic books

c)

Advertising

20.

Derek's mom finally tells him the truth about the girl who drowned. Susan James was his ___.

a)

sister

b)

aunt

c)

babysitter

21.

When Derek goes to work with his mom, what is he shocked to see?

a)

Horse

b)

Meer cat

c)

Capuchin monkey

22.

When Derek's mom tells him Susan James dies trying to save him, how does Derek feel?

a)

Guilty

b)

Excited

c)

Relieved

d)

Angry

23.

Who helps Derek change his view on reading and gives him strategies to help him?

a)

His Mom

b)

His Dad

c)

The camp counselor Margot

d)

His bestfriend Matt