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Ch. 9-12

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

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Class
Date
1.

The shelter is described as "cramped" due to all of the people there. What does cramped mean?

a)

Wide open

b)

Very small and crowded

c)

Clean and empty

d)

Quiet and peaceful

2.

Read the following passage and use it to answer the question that follows: "Stacy was on her way back and heard us grumbling. 'Will you two shut up? Do you know how lucky we are? We're alive . . . and our families are alive!'" Which of the following best describes Stacey’s feelings about Dan and Arthur’s conversation and their complaints?

a)
She feels sorry for them because they are scared and sad.
b)
Their talk is scaring her and making her uncomfortable.
c)
She is disappointed by their complaining since they have a lot to be thankful for.
d)
She wants them to quiet down because there are others trying to sleep.
3.

On page 124, Dan thinks to himself, "If anyone was being punished with a tornado, I was. I was the one who had resented a helpless baby, my own flesh and blood. I wondered now how I could have felt that way about him." Which of the following does the passage above suggest is the reason Dan takes some responsibility for the tornadoes?

a)
Dan let Arthur swing the bull-roarer inside the house.
b)

Dan loved Ryan so much prior to the tornado.

c)
Dan didn't pay attention in class when they learned about tornadoes and squall lines.
d)

Dan feels it was punishment for not appreciating Ryan more.

4.

On page 146-147, readers gain more information about the tornadoes that night when it stated, "After the official investigation, our storm was labeled a first-class freak. The six or seven funnels that touched down didn't follow tornado rules at all. Not for size, direction, or velocity. Most tornadoes are are less than half a mile wide . . . and in spite of the fact that 99.5 percent of Northern Hemisphere tornadoes turn counterclockwise, two of ours spun the other way. Even Dr. Fujita, the great tornado wizard, was baffled." Which of the following does the passage above suggest that the tornadoes were particularly complicated or different than normal tornadoes?

a)

There were 12 tornadoes that touched down.

b)
All of the tornadoes moved very slowly.
c)

Some of the tornadoes rotated the opposite way than almost all typical tornadoes.

d)
The tornadoes produced very high winds.
5.

What important news does Dan learn while at the shelter?

a)

The school will reopen soon.

b)

The storm never happened that night. It was all a dream.

c)

That some areas were hit by more tornadoes.

d)

That his house turned purple from the tornado,

6.

It can most reasonably be inferred from the line, “It is my opinion that her heart was too big to be housed in such an insignificant body,” Dan feels: (152)

a)
Mrs. Smiley had an enlarged heart that made her sick
b)
Mrs. Smiley’s body was too small to have a heart.
c)
Mrs. Smiley had a kind and generous heart.
d)
Mrs. Smiley probably died of a heart attack.
7.
Considering that we predicted incorrectly that something bad was going to happen to Ryan, we can now use textual evidence to _______________ that Ryan is safe:
a)

question

b)
clarify
c)

sing

d)
visualize
8.

How does Dan change from the beginning of the story to the end?

a)

Dan goes from being a kind and caring person to a rude and unkind person.

b)

Dan goes from being a judgmental and rude person to a kind and caring person.

c)

Dan didn't change during the story.

d)

Dan became a tornado.

9.
As illustrated through the main events in the book, the overall conflict might be best identified as:
a)
Character vs. Self
b)
Character vs. Character
c)
Character vs. Society
d)
Character vs. Nature
10.
The entire last chapter, As Remembered One Year Later, primarily serves to:
a)

Provide a sense of closure to the reader and tell what happened to the characters and town after the tornado.

b)
Tell the reader about Mrs. Smiley.
c)
Update the reader about Arthur's family.
d)
Make the reader jealous about their new beginnings.