Free Printable If You Come Softly Ch 1-11

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If You Come Softly Ch 1-11

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name

Class

Date

Match the narrative perspectives

First person

Ellie's point of view

Third Person

Jeremiah's point of view

Past tense

The story is a memory

Match the correct setting with the character

Lives in Manhattan

Ellie

Lives in Brooklyn

Jeremiah

Goes to Percy Academy

Both Ellie and Jeremiah

Which of the following lines from the text best demonstrates the idea of othering?

“Everything felt hot and tight. I wanted to be upstairs alone in my room, with the door closed. I didn’t want this— to talk about this– this thing nobody ever said a word about.”(27)

“He wondered where that stuff went to, where love went to, how a person could just love somebody one day and boom– the next day love somebody else.”(40)

“Jerimiah looked over at his father’s window knowing he’d have to sleep there tonight. It’d been a week since he’d stayed with him.” (83)

“‘They’re so.. So stiff around us–they’re not like my mama. You know how she is–she’s cool. I don’t feel like they’re my people–I never really did even though I know they are…’”(87)

Read the following lines from the story. What traits are revealed about Ellie’s character in these lines?

She is selfish

She is thoughtful

She is obsessive

She is fearful

How do we know that Jeremiah is a struggling and conflicted character? Pick all that apply

He is torn between his divorced parents.

He wished he had a brother or a sister.

He feels he has no one to relieve the pressure he gets from his parents

He is happy an optimistic

Which of the following describe conflicts in the novel? Select all that apply

Jeremiah is struggling with his parents’ divorce

Ellie lives with fear that her mother would abandon her again

Ellie and Jeremiah feel people look at them differently and they are worried about being together freely

Jeremiah and Ellie are told by their parents that they are not allowed to be together

How do we know that Ellie and her mom have a turbulent relationship? Pick all that apply

Ellie feels she cannot talk to her mom about the boy she met

Ellie calls her mom by her first name instead of "mom"

Marion left her family before.

Ellie's mom sends Ellie to private school

Which of the following best descriptions best represents a theme of the novel?

the power of friendship

the challenge of loving someone outside of your own group

the internal struggle of holding on to wealth

the ability to do anything if you just believe

What is the relationship between Jeremiah and his mom like?

Jeremiah hates his mom.

Jeremiah feels jealous of his mom.

Jeremiah feels like his mom understands him.

Jeremiah feels like his mom hates him.

10.

Which of the following topics does not connect to the main idea of the story?

Family

Race

Belonging

Wealth

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If You Come Softly Ch 1-11

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

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