Worksheets"The Party" by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which statement summarizes the selection?
Students find friendship during their Junior high days and learn to respect and appreciate each other’s differences.
Friends learn to find out about life even when they don’t like one another.
A young girl is forced to make a decision when she has no time to do so
A young girl who struggles with self-esteem and identity issues is forced to make a choice.
What is the purpose of paragraph 1?
To compare two settings in the story.
To critique the main character of the story.
To describe how the characters solve their problems.
To illustrate the main character’s problem in the story
Which two pieces of evidence tell us how the narrator felt about not being invited to the party?
(3) "My stomach churned, and I hoped that Bridget was still holding an envelope with my name on it to be delivered later."
(8) "I pretended to be interested in her calculations but my head swam with that sinking feeling that there was something wrong with me. That I wasn’t worthy."
(5) “Hey, did you get all the algebra homework done?”
(2) "Bridget was one of the pops, the popular ones and the antithesis of me. She was thin and wore 3 clothes that looked like they came straight from the pages of magazines."
The author thinks, "Why hadn’t she invited me? My feet were too big? No. Maybe. My face was broken out? Who wants someone with acne at her party? Why did she invite every person in my group except me?" What do these questions tell us about the narrator?
She was insecure.
She was popular.
She liked Bridget.
She was rich.
How did Meredith feel about the party?
She was annoyed Bridget was only inviting a few people.
She wanted to go more than anything.
She wanted to throw her own party to get revenge.
Meredith didn't even understand what a party was.
Why does Bridget wind up inviting the narrator?
Three girls couldn't go to the party so she needed replacements.
Bridget's mother told her she had to.
Bridget only did it so she could pull a mean prank on the narrator.
It was a mistake that the narrator wasn't invited.
Which detail from the text best indicates that Bridget does not view the narrator as a friend?
"And Kim just told me that she just heard Bridget say she was going to maybe invite you to her party." (paragraph 25)
"Bridget headed toward my line, weaving through the crowd, and it did seem as if she was headed toward me." (paragraph 29)
"Bridget moved with me as I inched forward, still offering the invitation." (paragraph 35)
"The original name had been scribbled out but my name hadn't even been written in its place." (paragraph 35)
How does the resolution add suspense to the story?
by having the main character sob
by not revealing the actual decision of the narrator
by allowing the reader to hate Bridget
by giving insight into why the narrator made the decision she made.
Which statement best describes the change in the narrator's feelings about herself over the course of the story?
The narrator goes from seeing herself as popular to feeling like an outsider.
The narrator goes from judging herself negatively to feeling good about herself.
The narrator goes from thinking she is close friends with Bridget to knowing that she is
not.
The narrator goes from thinking she is less than others to thinking she is better than
they are.
Which statement best states the central message in the story "The Party"?
"That I wasn't worthy." (paragraph 8)
"Where did Meredith get her confidence? I wondered." (paragraph 15)
"Probably if I'd smiled more, I would have been invited." (paragraph 21)
"So what if I don't go to the party. I'm still me whether I go or not." (paragraph 29)
