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Al Capone does my Shirts (Ch. 21-28)
Al Capone does my Shirts (Ch. 21-28)
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A quiz that tests your knowledge about the book and the selection (Ch. 21-28) #AlCaponeDoesMyShirts
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1
What person causes tension between Scout and Moose?
The teacher
Natalie
No one
Piper
2
On page 136 it says, “In history class...I sit and stew.” Stew (as used in the book) means
a dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid
To be anxious or upset
Read a book
cook or stir
3
How do Scout and Moose become friends again?
Moose finds a baseball for Scout
They are not friends
They become partners in a criminal laundry service at school
They become partners for a school project
4
On page 141, the author uses the idiom, “cut your loses” to explain that
they spit their loses
Moose should have stayed longer to find a baseball
Moose risked too much for nothing
Moose was furious
5
Piper tries to get Mrs. Capone’s attention without prevail. What gets Mrs. Capone’s attention?
The convict baseball
Piper’s amazing personality wins over her affection
When Natalie screams
Baby Rockie
6
What is Moose’s reaction when he sees Natalie talking with convict 105?
Annoyed that his sister is always leaving him
Dejected that he could not find a baseball
Fearful for Natalie and what to do next
Excited that Natalie is making friends
7
How does Piper know that Al Capone’s mother comes to Alcatraz?
She read Al’s mail since her mother is in charge of letters
She snuck into the mail room
It never explains that in the book
She contacted Al Capone herself
8
Why is it so important for Natalie to get accepted into the Ester P. Marinoff School?
She gets to be in a prestigious private school
Ester P. Marinoff school has a fantastic football team
she gets a chance to graduate high school and be normal
The family can send her to boarding school
9
What is the meaning octave, from the latin root octavus meaning 8, on page 148?
the eighth day after a church festival
a poem or stanza of eight lines
the last of eight standard parrying positions
A pitch eight notes away from a note
10
Why does Moose want to find a convict baseball so badly?
To have for himself
To sell it on E-bay
To give to Scout
To give to Piper
11
What causes Moose to argue with his mother about Natalie’s age?
The encounter with convict 105
Ester P. Marinoff School rejects her
Piper asks how old Natalie is
Natalie says she is 16
12
What is the significance of the number 105?
It’s the number of birds in the sky
It’s the number Natalie keeps repeating
It’s the number of baseballs Moose finds
It’s the convict number of a con that gives Moose a baseball
13
On page 139, Moose wants a ball. The author compared a gap in the fence to a magnet to
Demonstrate how the magnetic force works
Highlight that the fence pushed Moose to find Natalie
Explain how it pulled Moose to leave Natalie to find a ball
Emphasize that the fence is magnetic
14
On page 147 it says, “the sound is eerily loud though the boat is far away.” Eerily means
Full of ear
Screeching
weird, superstitious fear
Funny
15
What is a major way that the time period, 1935, affects the plot?
the Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge is seen being built
They travel by boat
Moose plays baseball since there are no iphones
Natalie's autism isn't an accepted condition
16
On page 147 it says,”Inmates aren’t allowed hair pomade.”What does pomade mean?
A scented ointment applied to the hair
Oil
Shampoo
Something applied to your body
17
What is the significance of Natalie saying the pronoun you?
There was no significance
She always talks in third person
She is being disrespectful to her mom
She never says pronouns and is making process
18
When Moose’s mom and him argue about Natalie’s age, the reader understands that…
There are issues of autistic kids becoming adults
Moose and his mom never see eye to eye
Natalie’s age is undecided
Natalie is immortal
19
Why is Piper so excited when Natalie gets a baseball?
She wants her own baseball
She is happy that Moose finally got a baseball
She is planning on telling her dad
She is thinking about how to get money
20
Which of the following best supports the fact that Natalie is getting better?
Your sister is going to be okay!
Said to treat Nat like a regular sister
Sometimes Natalie is saner than I am
But never [says] you, a pronoun..she said something she felt
21
What hobby does Moose start to play with Theresa since he can’t play baseball with anyone?
Knitting
Bowling
Soccer
basketball
22
The author uses the idiom “water under the bridge” on page 126 to explain what?
That Moose’s dad is disappointed in him
That there is nothing he can do about it
That all bridges have water
That Moose should keep searching for the baseball
23
On page 147, it says, “by the red berry bushes….I crashed the thicket.” Thicket means
Party
conversation
Fence
Group of bushes or trees
24
On page 137 it says,“doing an imitation of the way Mrs. Kelly talks.”The word imitation means?
Eating food
Acting in a movie
The action of using someone or something as a model
The action pointing
25
Where did Piper go during February through March?
San Fransisco
New York
Narnia
Chicago
