WorksheetsRed Kayak Chapters 8-14 Quiz Master
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
1. Pick the statement that best describes how the bad news at the beginning of Chapter 8 affects Brady:
(A-K.1.1.3)
a)
He feels like he did the best he could.
b)
He wonders what he could have done differently.
c)
He is worried he won't be a hero anymore.
d)
He is not too bother since he did not know Ben well.
2.
2. In Chapter 8 Brady says, "You didn't have to kill him... you didn't have to be so cold..." (52-53).
What is the significance of Brady's interaction with the setting?
(C.2.1.2)
a)
Brady is does not care about the river now.
b)
Brady really believes the river chose to take Ben.
c)
Brady blames the river for its significant part in Ben's death.
d)
The river is not important as a setting.
3.
3. "An enormous hole opened in my chest."
(A-V.4.1.2)
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Idiom
d)
Personification
4.
4. "An enormous hole opened in my chest."
How does this comparison help us understand Brady's emotions?
(A-V.4.1.2)
a)
It indicates that Brady is incredibly upset at the news he received.
b)
It indicates Brady feels exhausted.
c)
It indicates Brady feels sick.
d)
It indicates Brady got punched in the chest by Digger.
5.
5. "The water was calm, solid brown because of how the rain had stirred everything up the day before. You could still smell the storm, the wet logs, the damp grass, the muddy river bank," p. 52. What type of literary device is this sentence? (A-V.4.1.2)
a)
Flashback
b)
Foreshadow
c)
Imagery
d)
Characterization
6.
6. "So I flipped out-I mean, how else would you explain the fact that all of the sudden I started picking up those baskets and dumping everything back overboard" (61).
Based on the quote above, what can we infer about Brady's action here?
(K.1.1.1)
a)
He is acting normal because he loves the crabs and the Bay.
b)
He wants to help his dad.
c)
He is doing something he would not normally do because of stress.
d)
He is doing this because he is mad at his parents.
7.
7. " I didn't know how to express what I was feeling, which , as far as I could tell then was a combination of guilt...anger...and enormous sadness..." (65)
Based on the quote above, choose the sentence to best describe Brady.
(K.1.1.1)
a)
He is sad.
b)
He has a broad range of emotions due to various reasons.
c)
He is able to easily express his emotions.
d)
He does not want to express his feelings.
8.
8. In chapter 11, Brady did not go to Ben's funeral.
What would be the best inference of why he did not go?
a)
Because he felt cheated not going to Amanda's funeral.
b)
Because he did not care enough to go.
c)
Because he was overwhelmed by the mixed emotions he was feeling.
d)
Because it was far away, and he did not have a ride.
e)
9.
9. When Brady went over to Ms. DiAngelos' house, he said her "skin was as pale as chalk..."
What type of figurative language is this, and what is the purpose of the device?
a)
Simile, and its purpose is to make a comparison.
b)
Metaphor and its purpose is to make a comparison.
c)
Personification and its purpose is to give life like characteristics to something not human.
d)
Hyperbole and its purpose is to exagerate.
10.
10. In Chapter 11, Brady says, "But I knew I couldn't go back out on the water. Not because I was afraid or because I blamed the river for what happened..." (79).
What does this quote convey about how Brady has changed so far in the story?
(A-K.1.1.3)
a)
His emotions changed from loving the river to hating it.
b)
His emotions have impacted his life drastically.
c)
He has not changed; he has always felt this way.
d)
He figured out how to deal with his emotions.
11.
11. Why did Mrs. DiAngelo go to talk to Mr. DiAngelo?
a)
Because they were mad at each other.
b)
Because they needed to go to Ben's funeral.
c)
Because they needed to prepare for Mrs. DiAngelo's pregnacy.
d)
Because they were adopting another baby.
12.
12. What did Brady find in the leaves by the tool shed?
a)
the red kayak.
b)
Ben's life jacket.
c)
the butterfly garden.
d)
His dad's drill
13.
13. Who explained to Digger how to sink the red kayak?
a)
JT
b)
Digger
c)
Brady
d)
Digger's Dad
14.
14. What happened to JT's father?
a)
He passed out and went to the hospital.
b)
He passed out and died.
c)
He told his family he needed kidney transplant.
d)
He left JT's mother and they are now getting divorced.
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