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my father son son Johnson

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Rami NOT go to live with his mother?

a)

Because the judge told him to stay with his father

b)

Because Ma was afraid he would run away

c)

Because Rami and his siblings did not get along

d)

Because Jake did not want him there

2.

Ma seemed to have a conflict with Donna Rae because

a)

She had a hidden dislike for Rami

b)

She thought that Donna Rae was of a lower 'class'

c)

Donna Rae was disagreeable

d)

Mrs. Hilcher and Ma had a conflict over Sun-sun

3.

Ma wanted the judge to inspect the homes because

a)

she felt that her home was better

b)

she thought that her husband would be there

c)

she felt that the judge could be swayed by the large property

d)

She didn't want the inspection at all

4.

Father won the victory in court.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Why did Rami have to defend his father to his mother?

a)

She was pregnant and he didn't like it

b)

She said that his father had "foolish pride"

c)

She said that his father was a silly and unworthy man

d)

He just wanted to start an argument

6.

Why did ma look "uncommonly fat"?

(a)  

7.

Which are the steps for hoeing yams? (check all that apply)

a)

Cut out any brush

b)

loosen up the soil

c)

plant the yams

d)

pull up weeds

8.

"I went home disgruntled as a bull..." is what figure of speech?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

9.

"When rains continued and the river changed its color from soda water purity to copper turbidity and its voice, trimmed for so many months, resumed its bellicose loudness with the ever-rising volume of water." What figure of speech causes a river to have a "voice"?

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

10.

How many acres of land did Rami and Sun-sun clear the week after the wedding?

a)

1 Acre

b)

4 Acres

c)

2 Acres

d)

None of the above

11.

How would you describe the protagonist of a story?


Check your answers.

a)

The leading or central figure in the story.

b)

The hero in the story.

c)

The main character in the story.

d)

None of the above.

12.

Check the settings of this story......

a)

Robin Hill

b)

River Bottom

c)

Kendal, Hanover

d)

None of the above

13.

Who said this “ I will take him to court….I will fight him…”?

a)

Arlene

b)

Donna Rae

c)

Debbie

d)

Betty

14.

Name this literary device: “Money talks”.

(a)  

15.

Name this figurative device “The tongues did wag”.

(a)  

16.

•What instrument could Sun Sun play?

a)

fife

b)

drum

c)

guitar

d)

harmonica

17.

Who is the author of the novel?

(a)  

18.

Meaning: CONTROL

(a)  

19.

Meaning: UNDERSTAND

(a)  

20.

Meaning: UNFAIR

(a)