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One for the Murphy Review Chapters 1-24

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the SPEAKER of the quotation:

"Just because your mother doesn’t want you doesn’t mean you can take mine."

a)

B. Carley

b)

A. Daniel

c)

E. Mr. Murphy

d)

C. Michael Eric

e)

D. Mrs. Murphy

2.

"There is only one letter difference between friends and fiends."

a)

C. Michael Eric

b)

D. Mrs. Murphy

c)

B. Carley

d)

E. Mr. Murphy

e)

A. Daniel

3.

"Quiet down, ye villainous milk-livered minnows."

a)

Mr. Ruben

b)

Daniel

c)

Mrs. MacAvoy

d)

Mrs. Byars

e)

Mr. Murphy

4.

"What a clip."

a)

B. Carley

b)

A. Daniel

c)

C. Michael Eric

d)

D. Mrs. Murphy

e)

E. Mr. Murphy

5.

"I just picked up a message on the machine that says you weren’t in school today…Where were you?!"

a)

Principal Morey

b)

Mr. Ruben

c)

Mrs. Murphy

d)

Carley’s Mother

e)

Mr. Murphy

6.

What event causes Carley to live with the Murphys?

a)

She runs away from home.

b)

Her mother is hospitalized.

c)

Dennis gave her up for adoption

d)

All of the above

7.

What did the sign above her bed at the Murphy’s house say?

a)

Reach for the stars.

b)

Don’t give up.

c)

Be someone’s hero.

d)

Be Kind not a Karen.

8.

Why was Mrs. Murphy interested in helping a foster child?

a)

because she was a social worker.

b)

because she once had a friend who was in the foster care system.

c)

because her husband was once in the foster care system.

d)

because she was not busy enough at home.

9.

Where did Carley and her mother get her clothes from?

a)

They would pick them up at garage sales.

b)

Salvation Army drop boxes.

c)

They stole them from the mall.

d)

They stole them from a neighbor.

10.

What told Carley the Murphy family was not perfect after all?

a)

Mr. Murphy wanted Daniel to play baseball rather than basketball.

b)

Adam was mad at his brothers all the time.

c)

The parents were planning a divorce.

d)

Mr. Murphy hated his job.

11.

Why did Carley skip school?

a)

because she hated school.

b)

to go shopping at the mall.

c)

to avoid Mr. Ruben

d)

to go to the library.

12.

TRUE OR FALSE: Carley’s birthday is June 1.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

TRUE OR FALSE: Mrs. Murphy makes Carley an Easter basket.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

TRUE OR FALSE: Carley cuts school and goes to the library. True or False.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Toni’s real first name is Charity.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

TRUE OR FALSE: Carley gives Mrs. Murphy her giraffe for Michael Eric when he goes to the hospital.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Identify the figurative language: "You dribble as high as your neck which screams come steal the ball from me."

a)

a. simile

b)

b. personification

c)

c. metaphor

18.

Identify the figurative language:

"The tree branches are bare...long gray fingers waving us along as we speed by."

a)

a. simile

b)

b. personification

c)

c. metaphor

19.

Identify the figurative language:

"The clouds danced in the sky."

a)

a. simile

b)

b. personification

c)

c. metaphor

20.
What has happened to Carley and her mother?
a)
They were in a car accident
b)
They were beaten by her stepfather Dennis.
c)
They were in a fire
d)
Nothing has happened.  They are fine.
21.
Carley thought that she loved the Murphy's after she.... 
a)
joined the frantic search for Mrs. Murphy's wedding ring. 
b)
prayed for Michael Eric to recover from a seizure. 
c)
took Adam to a playground that bratty kids tried to spoil. 
d)
heard Daniel tell a friend that she was his sister. 
22.
At this point, how do you think Daniel(the oldest boy) feels about Carley living with his family?
a)
He seems to love the idea of having a younger sister.
b)
He has no opinion.
c)
He doesn't seem pleased with the thought of sharing his mother's attention.
d)
He is frightened by Carley.
23.

When she was at the restaurant with Mrs. Murphy, Carley

a)

asked the waiter for a basket of chicken drumsticks.

b)

stuffed rolls between the wall and the booth cushion

c)

dumped her glass of lemonade on the floor

d)

yelled at the man in the booth next to her

24.

When she went to get a can of soup out of the cabinet, Carley

a)

dropped a jar of pickled beets.

b)

noticed there wasn't much food.

c)

saw a prescription bottle.

d)

messed up the organized cabinet.

25.

When the police officer came to the house to talk to Carley, Mrs. Murphy

a)

told Carley not to speak.

b)

fixed a cup of tea for the officer.

c)

said Carley wasn't there.

d)

stood up to the officer.

26.

When her class went on a field trip to Mystic Seaport, Toni

a)

took Carley's notebook to get back at Carley.

b)

found a cute sailor's hat for Carley to wear.

c)

bought Carley's lunch off Carley.

d)

shared her candy with Carley.

27.

Why does Mrs. MacAvoy say that Carley is lucky?

a)

she gets to eat pizza on the way to the foster home

b)

she and her mother are alive

c)

she is going to a nice home and a good placement

d)

she doesn't have to move back to Las Vegas

28.

Who is the character narrating the story?

(a)  

29.

Which child is the middle Murphy son?

(a)  

30.

Which student is also a waiter at a restaurant?

(a)  

31.

What type of figurative language gives human qualities to objects or animals?

a)

Similie

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

personification

d)

Metaphor

32.

The figurative language that you use to compare two unlike things without using "like", "than", or "as" is...

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Analogy

33.

Which figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things?

a)

Similie

b)

Metaphor

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Onomatopoeia

34.

What is symbolism in literature?

a)

Something that is used to represent an idea or quality.

b)

A picture that means exactly what it is.

c)

A symbol.

35.

In literature, an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text

a)

Allusion

b)

Symbolism