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A Summer's Trade

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 5hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The author wrote "A Summer's Trade" to 
a)
Entertain the reader
b)
Inform the reader
c)
Persuade the reader
d)
all of the above
2.
The genre of "A Summer's Trade" is ...
a)
Fiction
b)
Realistic Fiction
c)
Biography
d)
Poem
3.
The main character of the story was ...
a)
grandmother
b)
mother
c)
Tony
d)
Mr. Hilson
4.

What is Tony's goal for the summer?

a)

to spend time with his grandmother

b)

to make a lot of money

c)

to make enough money to buy a saddle

d)

to work in Merl's Diner

5.

Why does Tony need a saddle?

a)

to ride into Gallop faster

b)

to help his father tend to the family's sheep and goats

c)

to help his father tend to the family's pigs

d)

to have a way to travel to visit his grandmother during the day

6.

What is the purpose of the Trading Post?

a)

a place for North Americans to buy and sell goods

b)

a place for African Americans to buy and sell goods

c)

a place for Navajo to buy and sell goods

d)

like Walmart

7.

When Tony saw the man looking at the saddle, "Tony held his breath." What does that mean?

a)

Tony was trying to see how long he could hold his breath.

b)

Tony was nervous the man would buy the saddle.

c)

Tony was trying to scare the man away.

d)

Tony was upset the man bought the saddle.

8.

Why did Tony's grandmother get better?

a)

She went to the Healing Man.

b)

She went to the doctor.

c)

She got her bracelet back.

d)

Tony made her a "Get well soon" care.

9.

What can you infer about Tony's grandmother's sickness?

a)

She was ill with the flu.

b)

She likely was not sick, just faking it.

c)

She likely was not sick, just upset.

d)

She was tired and wanted a lazy day.

10.

What was Tony's biggest sacrifice?

a)

He bought grandmother's bracelet with his own money.

b)

He quit his job to take care of his grandmother.

c)

He bought grandmother's bracelet with his credit card.

d)

He went to his grandmother's house to check on her.

11.

What was the theme of "A Summer's Trade?"

a)

Think before you speak.

b)

Treat people how you want to be treated.

c)

Word hard, play harder.

d)

Make sacrifices for ones you love.

12.

What proves Tony made a sacrifice?

a)

He worked hard to save money, but spent it on candy.

b)

He worked hard to save money, but spent it on grandma.

c)

He hardly worked and got his saddle anyway.

d)

He worked a little bit, but decided he didn't like it.

13.

How did Tony get his saddle in the end?

a)

He works hard and earns enough money to buy it.

b)

He worked hard, but grandmother bought it as a thank you.

c)

He worked hard so Mr. Hilson gave it to him.

d)

He worked hard, but his mother bought it as a thank you.

14.

Why did Tony's grandmother sell her special bracelet?

a)

To get money for her daughter and her husband who was hurt.

b)

To get money to buy supplies for her rug.

c)

To get money to buy Tony's saddle he wanted.

d)

To get supplies to make her own saddle for Tony.

15.

What was the author's purpose in writing this story?

a)

To inform readers about the Native American customs.

b)

To entertain readers about a boy named Tony.

c)

To persuade readers to visit Gallup, New Mexico.

d)

To explain how to make money in the summer.

16.
The view from my window included a MESA.
a)
a deep rock-lined canyon
b)
hill with a gentle slope
c)
flat-topped land formation
d)
mountain with a high peak
17.

My sister is wearing a new BRACELET.

a)

piece of jewelry worn on the wrist

b)

pair of shoes

c)

short-sleeved shirt

d)

fancy blouse

18.

I liked the red BANDANA with the white pattern.

a)

tablecloth

b)

piece of cloth worn around the head or neck

c)

quilt

d)

pillowcase

19.

I bought a piece of NAVAJO pottery.

a)

Made by a Native America of the Navajo tribe

b)

made by an Asian from a certain country

c)

Made by an African of a certain nation

d)

Made by a Pacific Islander of a certain island

20.
Yen was JOSTLED by Kaia at the concert.
a)
forcefully stopped
b)
accompanied
c)
yelled at
d)
bumped against
21.
Shylock gave his wife a silver ring set with a TURQUOISE gem.
a)
bright red gemstone
b)
greenish-blue gemstone
c)
multicolored gemstone
d)
black gemstone
22.

The HOGAN was cozy and warm.

a)

type of food

b)

type of house

c)

type of clothing

d)

type of furniture

23.
a square piece of fabric worn around the neck or head.
a)
Jostled
b)
Bandana
c)
Mesa
d)
Turquoise
24.
The rough and bumpy road___________my groceries in the backseat. 
a)
jostled
b)
bandana
c)
hogan
d)
none of the above
25.
My grandmother had a beautiful necklace with silver and _______________ stones.
a)
Navajo
b)
turquoise
c)
bandana
d)
hogan
26.
a synonym for jostled is.....
a)
smooth
b)
bumped
27.

The bumper cars jostled together.

a)

ran away

b)

flew away

c)

bumped against

d)

jumped over

28.

Some people still live in hogans. What is a hogan?

a)

type of shelter

b)

town square

c)

brick made of mud and dried in the sun

d)

teepee

29.

bandana

a)

a result or effect of an action or condition.

b)

a square piece of fabric worn on the head or neck

c)

a piece of jewelry worn around the wrist

d)

a kind of house used by the Navajo people

30.

bracelet

a)

bumped or jiggled

b)

feeling dedication and loyalty to a cause

c)

relating to the assistance of those in need.

d)

a piece of jewelry worn around the wrist

31.

hogan

a)

a kind of house used by the Navajo people

b)

a member of the Navajo Indian tribe

c)

feeling dedication and loyalty to a cause

d)

relating to the assistance of those in need.

32.

jostled

a)

lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing.

b)

a precious blue-green stone

c)

bumped or jiggled

d)

feeling dedication and loyalty to a cause

33.

Mesa

a)

a rock formation or mountain with a flat top

b)

lose or be deprived of (property or a right or privilege) as a penalty for wrongdoing.

c)

voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.

d)

the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.

34.

Navajo

a)

(of a person) not enjoying the same standard of living or rights as the majority of people in a society.

b)

a result or effect of an action or condition.

c)

a member of the Navajo Indian tribe

d)

a rock formation or mountain with a flat top

35.

turquoise

a)

a rock formation or mountain with a flat top

b)

a piece of jewelry worn around the wrist

c)

giving pleasure or satisfaction.

d)

a precious blue-green stone