WorksheetsThe Longest Night Quiz
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Read this sentence from The Longest Night. Tomorrow, I would start the most important journey of my life, my Vision Quest. . . . What does the word quest mean in this sentence?
battle
recital
mission
vacation
Which affix can be added to the base quest to generate a word that means "to ask a favor"? Write the word.
re-
-ion
be-
Read this sentence from The Longest Night. The bear had reached up and raked my leg with its claws before disappearing into the woods. What does the word raked mean in this sentence?
licked
tickled
patted
scraped
What is an antonym for raked?
itched
gathered
scratched
smoothed
Read this sentence from The Longest Night. The dog retrieved the branch, laying it at my feet. What does the word retrieved mean in this sentence?
stole
broke
knocked
returned
What word could replace retrieved in the sentence?
fetched
removed
damaged
borrowed
Directions: Read each question. Then fill in the bubble next to the best answer. From the passage: “Posey, our dog, is the best herder ever. Pa got Posey after our old dog, Blue, got too old to herd.” Why did Pa get a new dog?
Susanna wanted a dog of her own.
Blue became too old to herd sheep.
Pa wanted to surprise Matt with a new dog.
Susanna thought Blue needed a companion.
Directions: Read each question. Then fill in the bubble next to the best answer. From the passage: “Pa is going into town for supplies … ‘Susanna,’ Pa says to me after he settles in the buckboard, ‘you, Matt, and Posey take the sheep to the east pasture. I’ll be back as soon as I can.’” Why did Pa need Susanna to take the sheep to the pasture?
Pa was going into town for supplies.
It was Susanna’s turn to take the sheep to the pasture.
Pa wanted to let Susanna work with Posey on her own.
Pa wanted Susanna to teach Matt how to care for the sheep.
Directions: Read each question. Then fill in the bubble next to the best answer. In the story, Susanna uses trained hand signals and commands to guide Posey, who keeps the sheep together and flushes out a fox. What is the theme of the story?
Dogs are good pets.
Dogs are talented at herding sheep.
People can trust each other in a time of need.
Trained dogs can help people with their work.
Directions: Read each question. Then fill in the bubble next to the best answer. Which detail would be included in a summary of the story?
Susanna and Matt are best friends.
Posey is an excellent sheep herder.
Blue was better at herding sheep than Posey.
Pa hitched Nellie, the plow horse, to the buckboard.
Directions: Read each question. Then fill in the bubble next to the best answer. From the passage: “Pa hitched Nellie, the plow horse, to the buckboard.” How do you know this story takes place in earlier times?
The family lives on a farm.
Dogs help people herd sheep.
People raise sheep for a living.
People use horses instead of cars.
Directions: Read each question. Then fill in the bubble next to the best answer. Which sentence best describes Susanna?
Susanna is responsible.
Susanna is afraid of foxes.
Susanna loves working on a farm.
Susanna makes friends with sheep.
Directions: Read each question. Then fill in the bubble next to the best answer. From the last paragraph: “Go, Posey,” I whisper and watch her creep forward and flush out a fox that has come too close. Why does Susanna most likely whisper to Posey in the last paragraph?
She does not want to scare Matt.
She does not want to scare Posey.
She does not want to scare the fox.
She does not want to scare her neighbors.
Directions: Read each question. Then fill in the bubble next to the best answer. From paragraph 5: “I nod at Pa’s request as he turns Nellie and the buckboard down the dirt path and out the gate. I feel jittery as I watch him go. Ma pulls Matt and me close. ‘Everything will be all right,’ she assures us.” Why does Susanna feel jittery in paragraph 5?
because she is angry
because she is lonely
because she is excited
because she is nervous
Directions: Read the question. Then fill in the bubble next to the best answer. Read this sentence from The Longest Night. "The night sky was filled with a million lights, as though the eyes of the ancestors were watching." What does the author mean by the phrase "the eyes of the ancestors"?
Wind Runner saw people in the sky.
Wind Runner thought the lights were people’s eyes.
Wind Runner wanted to see people who had died long ago.
Wind Runner felt as if people from his past were watching him.
Word Analysis. Directions: Complete each sentence with the correct word. Write the word. Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: Clarence ________ the time and missed his dentist appointment.
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Word Analysis. Directions: Complete each sentence with the correct word. Write the word. Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: When you complete your assignment, ________ it to your teacher.
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Word Analysis. Directions: Complete each sentence with the correct word. Write the word. Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: Due to a snowstorm, the school ________ the students early.
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Word Analysis. Directions: Complete each sentence with the correct word. Write the word. Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: My neighbor’s mail was __________ to my family’s address.
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Word Analysis. Directions: Complete each sentence with the correct word. Write the word. Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence: “I must ________ that fall is my favorite season,” Kathleen said.
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In The Longest Night, Wind Runner describes his Vision Quest as the most important journey of his life. What does he call this Vision Quest?
the most important journey of his life
a short walk in the woods
a summer festival
a winter hunting trip
The prompt asks for an opinion about the type of person Wind Runner was before he started his journey. Which traits are given as choices?
proud
brave
humble
greedy
To support your opinion and reasons about Wind Runner, what does the prompt require you to use?
specific facts and details from the text
your personal feelings only
guesses based on the title
information from unrelated websites
According to the directions at the top of the page, where should you write your response to the prompt?
on a separate sheet of paper
in the margins of this page
on the classroom chalkboard
in an email to the teacher
