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WorksheetsCounting by 7s
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Who is the narrator of this story?
Dell
Mai
Willow
Quang
Which item does NOT describe Willow?
likes plants and nature
favorite number is 7
likes learning about medical conditions
very popular at school
What does Willow want to wear the 1st day of middle school?
cheerleading outfit
gardening outfit
jeans and a sweatshirt
basketball jersey
What is Willow's obsession with the number 7?
She wants to be 7 years old again.
She has 7 siblings
She counts by 7s to escape, focus, or calm down.
She won the lottery using 7s.
Why was Willow sent to the Principal's office?
She gets into fights.
She skipped classes.
She refuses to do her schoolwork.
She is accused of cheating on a test because she got a perfect score.
Who is Dell Duke and why does Willow get sent to him?
Counselor--works with behavior kids
Doctor--works with behavior kids
Teacher-works with gifted kids
Social worker-works with orphans
Did Willow tell her parents about her troubles at school?
Yes-feels guilty if she lies
No--embarrassed about cheating
No-deleted voice messages and emails from school
Yes-always tells parents everything
Dell puts kids into "groups." What group did he put Willow in and why?
Loner-doesn't like to talk, hang out with others
adopted group-she is adopted
new group-Genius- perfect score 2nd time on the test
cheater-caught cheating on 2 tests
Willow finally feels like she "belongs." Who does she become friends with?
Jimmy and Roberta
Jairo and Patti
Rose and Gerta
Mai and Quang
How does Willow get to Dell's appointment and why?
bus-wants to visit with Mai before her appointment.
calls a taxi--wants to visit with Mai before her appointment
Mom takes her-mom sits in the appointment with her
a school bus drops her off-school counselor
What did Willow do to impress Mai?
learned 85 Vietnamese words/phrases
admitted to cheating on the tests
learned 85 words/phrases in Spanish
started to dress like Mai
What happened to Willow's parents?
Both died from cancer.
Both died in a car accident.
Dad died in the war and mom died from cancer.
Dad died in a car accident and mom died during surgery.
How did Willow end up living with Mai's family?
No living family--said they were long-time family friends.
Mai's family takes in foster kids all the time.
Mai snuck her out of her house when the police were busy.
Willow was taken to foster home but she ran away.
What is Mai's living situation like?
They live in a nice but small house.
They live in a big apartment above the nail salon.
They live in a garage and shower and use bathroom in mom's nail salon.
They live with 10 other people.
Why did Willow get stitches?
She fell walking home from school.
She hit her head and passed out when seeing the accident in the newspaper.
She was also in a car accident with her dad and got hurt.
She cut herself helping to make supper.
What did Willow tell Jairo, cab driver, to do?
get a nose job
get his mole on his face looked at
get his bad cough looked at
get his mole on his neck looked at
Where does Willow hide out instead of going to school?
at Mai's house
at Dell's house
a quiet corner in the public library
at the park
What angers Willow at her parents' funeral?
They didn't sing her parents' favorite song.
They released balloons that can harm animals.
They picked out bad-smelling flowers.
Not many people attended.
Where did Patty tell social services that they were living?
at Dell's house
in their small garage apartment
they gave them an empty lot address
They gave them a made up address.
What is Dell's place like?
very big and neat
small but neat
extremely messy--they had to clear it out, clean it, and get furniture
it was fine
What did Patti tell Dell he is doing?
He is a messy person and will never get married.
He is now moving out to Apt. 22 and they will live in his apt.
He will become Willow's foster dad.
He has to get a different job.
Since Willow is "homeschooling" what does she do to help out?
She goes to the library daily to teach herself.
She programmed Dell's TV correctly and put Patti's accounting on the computer.
She is tutoring younger students.
She learns to do nail at Patti's salon.
What is Willow really missing at her new "house?"
all the greenery and plants
her own room
the little garage apartment
school and friends
What did Jairo, cab driver, do with his $20,000 winnings?
He bought a new car.
Renting a better apartment..
Going to go to college.
Gave it all to Willow.
How is Willow using her love of the environmnet to her advantage?
She is fixing and cleaning up used furniture to sell.
She is cleaning up the entire town.
She uses recycle containers to plant sunflowers and refurnishes a computer.
She is teaching classes to teach others to help the environment.
How is Willow "helping" Quang?
She is cleaning his room for him.
She is doing his homework for him.
She cooks his favorite meals once a week.
She is helping him with his troubles better than Dell.
What "label" did Dell give himself and why?
Mutant-changing his lifestyle, eating better, exercising, cleaning up
The genius-this living situation is working out for everyone
good person-really helping people now
Wolf-hunting for next person to help
How did Quang change due to Willow's love of nature?
He started to get better grades in science.
He starts running with Dell.
He wants Willow to be his girlfriend.
He starts helping out around the apartment.
What does Willow want to do and who does she need to ask?
Plant the sunflowers in the laundry area and has to ask all the apartments.
Plant the sunflowers in the laundry area and has to ask the bank.
Plant new trees outside the building and has to ask the landlord.
Remodel the apartment and has to ask the landlord.
What new position does Dell get since the bank thinks he wrote the proposal?
landlord
Building owner
Building representative
complaint officer
What were some of the problems while planting?
They got the wrong seed and soil.
The dirt needs tilling, the wind blew dirt everywhere, power washer took off the paint.
The sunflowers will grow too big for the space.
The fertilizer stunk up the space and they had complaints.
What school property did Dell damage?
his desk
file cabinet
school's van door
school's front door
Who finally returned to Dell's office?
Cheddar, his cat
Cheddar, his dog
Quang
Willow
Why does Cheddar the cat go to live with Willow?
Dell doesn't want him anymore.
Dell's roommate is allergic and it's good therapy for Willow.
The cat doesn't like Dell anymore.
Willow always wanted a pet.
Why is Willow about to give up with the planting?
Too many problems getting the area ready.
She will have to move before it is completed.
Sunflowers were destroyed by power washer and replacement plants thrown out too.
She doesn't love gardening as much.
Who saves the planting project?
Henry from the nursery-donates plants and the work.
Dell-replaces all the plants to fix up the area
Quang-replaces all the plants to fix up the area
Patti-gets the neighbors to all pitch in.
What is Willow's permanent custody arrangement?
Willow has to return to Jamison House to live.
Dell will be Willow's foster dad.
There is a couple wanting to adopt Willow.
Jairo and Patti will split custody of Willow.
Who has been hoarding money and wants to buy the apartment building?
Jairo
Dell
Patti
Willow
What has Willow started doing again?
planting more plants and trees in the neighborhood
counting to 7 instead of by 7
going back to school
helping at the nail salon
What did Willow realize through this entire experience?
life stinks
life goes on
life isn't fair
live your own life
