6 LA Midterm Literature Review

Question 1

In The Good Deed, what does Risa do for Miss Benson instead of reading to her?

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makes an eye bouquet

Question 2

In Jeremiah's Song, you know that Ellie is beginning to like Macon when she

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serves him a plate of pork chops

Question 3

In Jeremiah's Song, Jeremiah explains that his songs are meant to

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help people become stronger

Question 4

In Jeremiah's Song, what does Macon do while he listens to Grandpa tell stories?

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fingers his guitar

Question 5

In The Ghost of the Lagoon, why is the story of the three fisherman important to Mako?

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It is about his father's death

Question 6

In Jeremiah's Song, who is Jeremiah?

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the narrator's grandfather

Question 7

In The School Play, Mrs. Bunnin gives speaking parts to students who have

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high spelling test grades

Question 8

In Lob's Girl, the author foreshadows the accident by

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describing the weather as wet and windy

Question 9

In The Good Deed, Heather thinks that Risa puts the cookies in her pocket to

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keep them to eat later

Question 10

In The School Play, who bullies people at school?

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Belinda

Question 11

What are the children waiting for as the story, All Summer in a Day, begins?

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The sunshine

Question 12

In Eleven, how does Rachel say that you feel when you turn eleven?

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as though you have other ages inside you

Question 13

In Woodsong, the Paulsens have trouble with wild animals because of the

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smell of meat

Question 14

In "The Capture", which event happens first FIRST in the story?

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Eglantine is born.

Question 15

In The Good Deed, Miss Benson gives the book to Risa to

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improve Risa's reading skills

Question 16

In Woodsong, the author's purpose for telling about the encounter with Scarhead is to

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show how he learned his place in nature

Question 17

Which of the following events from Lob's Girl happens last?

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Sandy takes Lob and sets off to visit her aunt.

Question 18

In Lob's Girl, why do Sandy's parents look shocked when Granny brings Lob into Sandy's room?

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They already know that Lob is dead.

Question 19

Which character from Soren's past is reunited with him towards the end of "The Capture"?

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Mrs. Plithiver

Question 20

In "The Capture", what is the punishment for committing the worst possible crime called?

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Laughter therapy

Question 21

In Chapter One of "The Capture", Sore sings a song about his favorite food, which is a

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Centipede

Question 22

In "The Capture", what owls, other than Soren, are in Soren's band?

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Gylfie, Twilight, and Digger

Question 23

Which statement best explains how the rainy setting, in All Summer in a Day, affects Margot?

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She is pale, silent, and thin

Question 24

In "The Capture", which character's brother was eaten?

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Digger

Question 25

In The Ghost of the Lagoon, how do you know that Mako's family is proud of him?

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His grandfather sings a song about him.

Question 26

In the resolution of The School Play, you learn that Robert is

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happy with his performance

Question 27

In Eleven, what does Rachel do after she puts on the sweater.

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puts her head down and cries

Question 28

In "The Capture", which of these owls was helping to sneak eggs out of St. Aggie's?

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Hortense

Question 29

In Woodsong, the author first thinks of killing Scarhead because

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he is angry and frightened

Question 30

In The Ghost of the Lagoon, which detail most helps you predict where Mako will aim his spear?

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Mako practices hitting "eyeholes"

Question 31

One reason the children treat Margot badly, in All Summer in a Day, is because she

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might get to return to Earth.

Question 32

In All Summer in a Day, you can infer the children feel ashamed when they come inside because

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they look down at their feet and hands.

Question 33

In Eleven, when Mrs. Price gives Rachel the sweater, the first-person POV tells us that Rachel

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tells the truth about the sweater

Question 34

In The School Play, what is Robert's line in the play?

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"Nothing's wrong. I can see."

Question 35

In Woodsong, one effect of the wilderness setting on the author is that he

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becomes familiar with the bears

Question 36

In The Ghost of the Lagoon, Mako expects his reward for killing Tupa to be a

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piece of land and a sailing canoe.

Question 37

in Lob's Girl, Mr. Dodsworth finally agrees that Lob belongs to the Pengellys when Lob

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walks across England twice

Question 38

In "The Capture", what is Grimble going to do to Soren and Gylfie?

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Teach them to fly

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