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WorksheetsOne for the Murphy Review Chapters 1-24
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 20mins
Identify the SPEAKER of the quotation:
"Just because your mother doesn’t want you doesn’t mean you can take mine."
B. Carley
A. Daniel
E. Mr. Murphy
C. Michael Eric
D. Mrs. Murphy
"There is only one letter difference between friends and fiends."
C. Michael Eric
D. Mrs. Murphy
B. Carley
E. Mr. Murphy
A. Daniel
"Quiet down, ye villainous milk-livered minnows."
Mr. Ruben
Daniel
Mrs. MacAvoy
Mrs. Byars
Mr. Murphy
"What a clip."
B. Carley
A. Daniel
C. Michael Eric
D. Mrs. Murphy
E. Mr. Murphy
"I just picked up a message on the machine that says you weren’t in school today…Where were you?!"
Principal Morey
Mr. Ruben
Mrs. Murphy
Carley’s Mother
Mr. Murphy
What event causes Carley to live with the Murphys?
She runs away from home.
Her mother is hospitalized.
Dennis gave her up for adoption
All of the above
What did the sign above her bed at the Murphy’s house say?
Reach for the stars.
Don’t give up.
Be someone’s hero.
Be Kind not a Karen.
Why was Mrs. Murphy interested in helping a foster child?
because she was a social worker.
because she once had a friend who was in the foster care system.
because her husband was once in the foster care system.
because she was not busy enough at home.
Where did Carley and her mother get her clothes from?
They would pick them up at garage sales.
Salvation Army drop boxes.
They stole them from the mall.
They stole them from a neighbor.
What told Carley the Murphy family was not perfect after all?
Mr. Murphy wanted Daniel to play baseball rather than basketball.
Adam was mad at his brothers all the time.
The parents were planning a divorce.
Mr. Murphy hated his job.
Why did Carley skip school?
because she hated school.
to go shopping at the mall.
to avoid Mr. Ruben
to go to the library.
TRUE OR FALSE: Carley’s birthday is June 1.
True
False
TRUE OR FALSE: Mrs. Murphy makes Carley an Easter basket.
True
False
TRUE OR FALSE: Carley cuts school and goes to the library. True or False.
True
False
Toni’s real first name is Charity.
True
False
TRUE OR FALSE: Carley gives Mrs. Murphy her giraffe for Michael Eric when he goes to the hospital.
True
False
Identify the figurative language: "You dribble as high as your neck which screams come steal the ball from me."
a. simile
b. personification
c. metaphor
Identify the figurative language:
"The tree branches are bare...long gray fingers waving us along as we speed by."
a. simile
b. personification
c. metaphor
Identify the figurative language:
"The clouds danced in the sky."
a. simile
b. personification
c. metaphor
When she was at the restaurant with Mrs. Murphy, Carley
asked the waiter for a basket of chicken drumsticks.
stuffed rolls between the wall and the booth cushion
dumped her glass of lemonade on the floor
yelled at the man in the booth next to her
When she went to get a can of soup out of the cabinet, Carley
dropped a jar of pickled beets.
noticed there wasn't much food.
saw a prescription bottle.
messed up the organized cabinet.
When the police officer came to the house to talk to Carley, Mrs. Murphy
told Carley not to speak.
fixed a cup of tea for the officer.
said Carley wasn't there.
stood up to the officer.
When her class went on a field trip to Mystic Seaport, Toni
took Carley's notebook to get back at Carley.
found a cute sailor's hat for Carley to wear.
bought Carley's lunch off Carley.
shared her candy with Carley.
Why does Mrs. MacAvoy say that Carley is lucky?
she gets to eat pizza on the way to the foster home
she and her mother are alive
she is going to a nice home and a good placement
she doesn't have to move back to Las Vegas
Who is the character narrating the story?
(a)
Which child is the middle Murphy son?
(a)
Which student is also a waiter at a restaurant?
(a)
What type of figurative language gives human qualities to objects or animals?
Similie
Onomatopoeia
personification
Metaphor
The figurative language that you use to compare two unlike things without using "like", "than", or "as" is...
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Analogy
Which figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things?
Similie
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
What is symbolism in literature?
Something that is used to represent an idea or quality.
A picture that means exactly what it is.
A symbol.
In literature, an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text
Allusion
Symbolism
