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we dream of space

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When does the book take place?

a)

1969

b)

1974

c)

1986

d)

2001

2.

When does the book take place?

a)

1969

b)

1974

c)

1986

d)

2001

3.

What is Fitch's favorite arcade game to play?

a)

Pacman

b)

Pinball

c)

Major Havoc

d)

Star Wars

4.

What is Fitch's legal name?

a)

John Lee Fitch

b)

Richard Matthew Hindley

c)

Henry Nelson Thomas

d)

Fitch Jeremiah Finnigan

5.

What is Bird's legal name?

a)

Bernadette Nelson Thomas

b)

Brittney Ann Fitch

c)

Sarah Jessica Bird

d)

Carrie Birdie Johnson

6.

How did Fitch get his nickname?

a)

He's named after his favorite bird.

b)

That's what his twin sister used to call him when they were toddlers.

c)

There was a mistake on his first t-ball jersey and the name stuck.

d)

He can really pitch a fit when things don't go his way.

7.

How would you describe the character's house?

a)

Clean and tidy

b)

Modern and cold

c)

Cluttered and cramped

d)

Filthy and falling apart

8.

How would you describe Bird?

a)

Creative, always painting

b)

Clever, always fixing things

c)

Athletic, always playing basketball

d)

Bossy and talkative, never stops talking

9.

Why is Cash in the same grade as the twins?

a)

He is adopted and is the same age as the twins.

b)

He is really smart and skipped a grade.

c)

He failed 7th grade and had to repeat it.

d)

He was held back in Kindergarten so now he has to take classes with the twins.

10.

Who are Cash's best friends?

a)

Fitch and Bird

b)

Kenny and Brant

c)

Jake and Cody

d)

Aiden and Caden

11.

What are the kids' different hobbies?

a)

Volleyball, basketball, and videogames

b)

Star Wars video games, football, and debate

c)

Band, choir, and track

d)

Writing instruction manuals, video games, and basketball

12.

How did Cash break his wrist?

a)

Football injury

b)

Slipped on the ice while jumping

c)

Tripped and fell on the clutter on the stairs

d)

He punched Fitch for calling him dumb

13.

What is Bird's metaphor for her family members who complain?

a)

Squeaky gear

b)

Whiny babies

c)

Meowing cats

d)

Broken pinball machine

14.

True or False? The Thomas parents have a wonderful and happy marriage.

a)

True, they have everything they ever wanted.

b)

False, they constantly argue.

15.

Who is the one teacher all three kids have?

a)

Mr. Reagan

b)

Ms. Salonga

c)

Mr. Hindley

d)

Mrs. Kelly

16.

What project is Ms. Salonga making her classes do?

a)

Solar System Models out of styrofoam

b)

Flight crews with jobs like on the space shuttle Challenger

c)

Build and operate a hovercraft

d)

Build and decorate model rockets

17.

Who is Fitch's friend?

a)

Cash

b)

Kenny

c)

Bird

d)

Vern

18.

What's Cash's favorite sport?

a)

Football

b)

Baseball

c)

Tennis

d)

Basketball

19.

Who calls Fitch, "Henry"?

a)

His parents when he is in trouble

b)

Bird

c)

Vern

d)

Amanda

20.

Who does Cash have a crush on?

a)

Penny

b)

Amanda

c)

Jessica

d)

Danielle

21.

What did Jessica say that hurt Bird's feelings?

a)

Being pretty really isn't your thing. Being smart is your thing.

b)

You are dumb like your older brother, Cash.

c)

Your glasses make you look like a fat nerd.

d)

Your breath smells like old hot dog water.

22.

Who invited Bird over to their house after school?

a)

Jessica

b)

Penny

c)

Vern

d)

Dani

23.

Which astronaut is Bird's favorite?

a)

Judith Resnik

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

Sally Ride

d)

John Glenn

24.

How does Fitch feel when Vern calls Amanda, "Chewbacca"?

a)

Proud

b)

Amused

c)

Energetic

d)

Angry

25.

After the parents finish arguing, Bird says, "...everyone had disappeared into their own orbits." What does this metaphor mean?

a)

Everyone went into space.

b)

Everyone talked about it at the dinner table and resolved the conflicts.

c)

Everyone went back to their own rooms by themselves.

d)

Everyone started fighting with each other.

26.

Why did Fitch get in trouble in Ms. Salonga's class?

a)

Vern tripped him, so he punched him in the face.

b)

Amanda got on his nerves and he yelled at her, calling her mean names.

c)

Fitch failed his unit test because he refused to do it, then he failed his homework too.

d)

Ms. Salonga kept waking him up from his nap so he called her a, "fat cow."

27.

What does Cash feel about Penny's boyfriend, Charlie?

a)

He is jealous because he wants to date Penny.

b)

He hates Charlie because he wouldn't let him cheat off of his paper in math last year.

c)

He really likes Charlie, they have been playing basketball together for four years.

d)

He doesn't care about him at all.

28.

What was the name of the girl that always called Fitch by his real name Henry?

a)

Penny

b)

Amanda

c)

Bird

d)

Ms. Solanga

29.

What was Bird's job on their mission?

a)

shuttle commander

b)

mission specialist

c)

pilot

d)

payload specialist

30.

What is Bird's real name?

a)

Berdanette

b)

Bridgette

c)

Bernice

d)

Bethany

31.

What is the name of the US Space Shuttle in 1986?

a)

Apollo

b)

Challenger

c)

Atlas

d)

Delta

32.

How did Fitch lose a quarter?

a)

He dropped it and rolled down a sewer drain.

b)

He put it in a pinball game that was broken.

c)

He lost it in a bet made.

d)

His pocket had a hole in it.

33.

What do Kenny & Brant always make fun of Cash for?

a)

Cash lives in a tiny house.

b)

Cash's sister, Bird, is a nerd.

c)

Cash's parents fight all the time.

d)

Cash failed the seventh grade.

34.

What were some of the things Fitch and Bird did when they were younger together?

a)

They would race to the end of the street.

b)

They would try to read each other's minds.

c)

They would play hide-and -seek.

d)

They would read together.

35.

Why was the cast Cash had on his arm the greatest nightmare of his life?

a)

It smelled like rotting fruit.

b)

It made his skin itch.

c)

He could not write or play basketball?

d)

It had Penny L/S Charlie written on it.

36.

What could his dream symbolize?

4 lines
37.

What is Fitch's legal name?

a)

John Lee Fitch

b)

Richard Matthew Hindley

c)

Henry Nelson Thomas

d)

Fitch Jeremiah Finnigan

38.

Who invited Bird over to their house after school?

a)

Jessica

b)

Penny

c)

Vern

d)

Dani

39.

What was Bird's response when Fitch asked her why she liked to draw schematics of the inside of machines and objects and show how they worked?

a)

She said she did it because she was so bored and could not find anything else to do.

b)

She said she did it to escape from the fighting in the house.

c)

She questioned him on why he liked to play video games and that it was the same difference.

d)

She said she did it because she wanted to be an engineer one day.

40.

Why did Fitch get in trouble in Ms. Salonga's class?

a)

Vern tripped him, so he punched him in the face.

b)

Amanda got on his nerves and he yelled at her, calling her mean names.

c)

Fitch failed his unit test because he refused to do it, then he failed his homework too.

d)

Ms. Salonga kept waking him up from his nap so he called her a, "fat cow."

41.

People who easily feel like this usually stay far away from boats and ships.

a)

nautical

b)

cosmonautical

c)

navigational

d)

nauseous

42.

What project is Ms. Salonga making her classes do?

a)

Solar System Models out of styrofoam

b)

Flight crews with jobs like on the space shuttle Challenger

c)

Build and operate a hovercraft

d)

Build and decorate model rockets

43.

Much of the Arctic Ocean would not be described as this due to the many glaciers and icebergs along the way.

a)

circumnavigated

b)

nauseous

c)

in the navy

d)

navigable

44.

Who is Fitch's friend?

a)

Cash

b)

Kenny

c)

Bird

d)

Vern

45.

Who is the one teacher all three kids have?

a)

Mr. Reagan

b)

Ms. Salonga

c)

Mr. Hindley

d)

Mrs. Kelly

46.

What is Bird's real name?

a)

Berdanette

b)

Bridgette

c)

Bernice

d)

Bethany

47.

What happened to the pilot who accidentally flew over the community at the beginning of the Giver? 

a)
He was given one more
chance 
b)
He was released 
c)
They let it slide because he was a cool guy 
d)
He had to say sorry to the community
48.

Who does Cash have a crush on?

a)

Penny

b)

Amanda

c)

Jessica

d)

Danielle

49.

The book We Dream of Space centers around how many perspectives?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

50.

What objects does Bird compare her family to?

a)

solar system and a machine

b)

rocket ship and a tornado

c)

hurricance and a blizzard

d)

gears and a bike

51.

Which word best completes the sentence.

Bird like to draw _________ of the machines she takes apart.

a)

unfounded

b)

disassembled

c)

preoccupied

d)

schematics

52.

How did Fitch lose a quarter?

a)

He dropped it and it rolled down a sewer drain.

b)

He put it in a pinball game that was broken.

c)

He lost it in a bet he made with Cash.

d)

His pocket had a hole in it.

53.

What do Kenny and Brant always make fun of Cash for?

a)

Cash lives in a tiny house.

b)

Cash’s sister, Bird, is a nerd.

c)

Cash’s parents fight all the time.

d)

Cash failed the seventh grade.

54.

“Vern was so obsessed with Stars Wars that Fitch had developed unfounded resentment toward Luke, Han Solo, and the whole lot of them.” (Ch. 1)

What is the definition for resentment as it is used in this sentence?

a)

a feeling of unease as a result of inconsistent experiences

b)

a feeling of love and happiness as a result of it doing great things for you

c)

a feeling of ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury

d)

a feeling of confusion from not knowing the meaning of something

55.

Ms. Salonga told her class she dedicated the month of January to space exploration to celebrate the launch of the Challenger shuttle.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

The Nelson Thomas has its family struggles and Bird often feels like it is her job to make sure everyone is getting along.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

In the second chapter, Bird imagines her brothers and parents inside a _________and her floating outside.

a)

spaceship

b)

airplane

c)

cloud

d)

house

58.

When Bird uses personification to say she can "study the guts of the machine", what does that mean?

a)

She could study the guts of a person.

b)

She could study the inner workings of the machine.

c)

She could study the outside of the machine.

d)

She could understand how machine was built.

59.

When does the book take place?

a)

1969

b)

1974

c)

1986

d)

2001

60.

What is Fitch's favorite arcade game to play?

a)

Pacman

b)

Pinball

c)

Major Havoc

d)

Star Wars

61.

What is Fitch's legal name?

a)

John Lee Fitch

b)

Richard Matthew Hindley

c)

Henry Nelson Thomas

d)

Fitch Jeremiah Finnigan

62.

What is Bird's legal name?

a)

Bernadette Nelson Thomas

b)

Brittney Ann Fitch

c)

Sarah Jessica Bird

d)

Carrie Birdie Johnson

63.

How did Fitch get his nickname?

a)

He's named after his favorite bird.

b)

That's what his twin sister used to call him when they were toddlers.

c)

There was a mistake on his first t-ball jersey and the name stuck.

d)

He can really pitch a fit when things don't go his way.

64.

How would you describe the character's house?

a)

Clean and tidy

b)

Modern and cold

c)

Cluttered and cramped

d)

Filthy and falling apart

65.

How would you describe Bird?

a)

Creative, always painting

b)

Clever, always fixing things

c)

Athletic, always playing basketball

d)

Bossy and talkative, never stops talking

66.

Why is Cash in the same grade as the twins?

a)

He is adopted and is the same age as the twins.

b)

He is really smart and skipped a grade.

c)

He failed 7th grade and had to repeat it.

d)

He was held back in Kindergarten so now he has to take classes with the twins.

67.

Who are Cash's best friends?

a)

Fitch and Bird

b)

Kenny and Brant

c)

Jake and Cody

d)

Aiden and Caden

68.

How did Cash break his wrist?

a)

Football injury

b)

Slipped on the ice while jumping

c)

Tripped and fell on the clutter on the stairs

d)

He punched Fitch for calling him dumb

69.

What is Bird's metaphor for her family members who complain?

a)

Squeaky gear

b)

Whiny babies

c)

Meowing cats

d)

Broken pinball machine

70.

Who is the one teacher all three kids have?

a)

Mr. Reagan

b)

Ms. Salonga

c)

Mr. Hindley

d)

Mrs. Kelly

71.

What project is Ms. Salonga making her classes do?

a)

Solar System Models out of styrofoam

b)

Flight crews with jobs like on the space shuttle Challenger

c)

Build and operate a hovercraft

d)

Build and decorate model rockets

72.

What's Cash's favorite sport?

a)

Football

b)

Baseball

c)

Tennis

d)

Basketball

73.

Who calls Fitch, "Henry"?

a)

His parents when he is in trouble

b)

Bird

c)

Vern

d)

Amanda

74.

Who does Cash have a crush on?

a)

Penny

b)

Amanda

c)

Jessica

d)

Danielle

75.

What did Jessica say that hurt Bird's feelings?

a)

Being pretty really isn't your thing. Being smart is your thing.

b)

You are dumb like your older brother, Cash.

c)

Your glasses make you look like a fat nerd.

d)

Your breath smells like old hot dog water.

76.

Who invited Bird over to their house after school?

a)

Jessica

b)

Penny

c)

Vern

d)

Dani

77.

Which astronaut is Bird's favorite?

a)

Judith Resnik

b)

Buzz Aldrin

c)

Sally Ride

d)

John Glenn

78.

How does Fitch feel when Vern calls Amanda, "Chewbacca"?

a)

Proud

b)

Amused

c)

Energetic

d)

Angry

79.

After the parents finish arguing, Bird says, "...everyone had disappeared into their own orbits." What does this metaphor mean?

a)

Everyone went into space.

b)

Everyone talked about it at the dinner table and resolved the conflicts.

c)

Everyone went back to their own rooms by themselves.

d)

Everyone started fighting with each other.

80.

Why did Fitch get in trouble in Ms. Salonga's class?

a)

Vern tripped him, so he punched him in the face.

b)

Amanda got on his nerves and he yelled at her, calling her mean names.

c)

Fitch failed his unit test because he refused to do it, then he failed his homework too.

d)

Ms. Salonga kept waking him up from his nap so he called her a, "fat cow."

81.

What does Cash feel about Penny's boyfriend, Charlie?

a)

He is jealous because he wants to date Penny.

b)

He hates Charlie because he wouldn't let him cheat off of his paper in math last year.

c)

He really likes Charlie, they have been playing basketball together for four years.

d)

He doesn't care about him at all.

82.

What was Bird's job on their mission?

a)

shuttle commander

b)

mission specialist

c)

pilot

d)

payload specialist

83.

What is Bird's real name?

a)

Berdanette

b)

Bridgette

c)

Bernice

d)

Bethany

84.

What is the name of the US Space Shuttle in 1986?

a)

Apollo

b)

Challenger

c)

Atlas

d)

Delta

85.

What was Bird's response when Fitch asked her why she liked to draw schematics of the inside of machines and objects and show how they worked?

a)

She said she did it because she was so bored and could not find anything else to do.

b)

She said she did it to escape from the fighting in the house.

c)

She questioned him on why he liked to play video games and that it was the same difference.

d)

She said she did it because she wanted to be an engineer one day.

86.

Who does Cash have a crush on?

a)

Penny

b)

Amanda

c)

Jessica

d)

Danielle

87.

what is the name of the town the story takes place in?

a)

Park, Delaware

b)

Cape Canaveral, Florida

c)

Cape Canaveral, Delaware

d)

Park, Florida

e)

none