How do the adult family members feel about U. M. visit?

They are bothered by his mess and strange behavior

What happens to U.M. at the end of the story?

He dies on a ship from an African plague

What can you infer is most likely true about U.M.?

He likes to be the center of attention

How did the crowd act before U.M.'s flight?

doubtful, but curious to see what will happen

What event leads the family to have a funeral for U.M.?

the searchers return home with a coffin

Which is an example of deciphering?

trying to figure out what a note with messy handwriting says

How does Antonieta respond to U.M. unusual courtship?

she is displeased and marries someone else

Why do Clara and U.M. get along so well?

they share a good imagination and a love for telling tales

Why are U.M and Clara good at fortune telling?

they can guess what people want to hear, they appear convincing

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1
Which are character traits of U.M.?
self-involved
sense of humor
dishonest
shy
2
Predicate adjective in "She became famous by finding a clever way to change genetic material"?
famous
new
genetic
clever
3
How do the adult family members feel about U. M. visit?
they are angry with him staying away for so long
They are bothered by his mess and strange behavior
They are delighted to hear his music
They are bored by his stories
4
What happens to U.M. at the end of the story?
He was killed by the captain of a ship
He dies on a ship from an African plague
Catches an illness from another passenger on a ship
he dies in Africa of a strange plague
5
What is the Predicate noun in "Emily is a scientist who studies genes and bacteria"?
scientist
genes
bacteria
Emily
6
What can you infer is most likely true about U.M.?
He likes to be the center of attention
He secretly wants to join the family business
He was not really interested in Antonieta
He is motivated by money
7
What is different about how the author uses dialogue?
She writes really long paragraphs
She uses not quotation marks
She has extremely short paragraphs
She uses lots of direct quotes
8
What is the best example of a round character?
Severo
Nivea
The bishop
Nicholas
9
the suffix -ity means
study or science of
belonging to
state or quality of
similar to
10
How did the crowd act before U.M.'s flight?
mean spirited and plan to make fun of him when he fails
doubtful, but curious to see what will happen
believe that he is a technical genius
bored with him
11
What event leads the family to have a funeral for U.M.?
the searchers return home with a coffin
Clara reports that she sees the plane crash
volunteers claim that they were unable to find his body
the newspapers print that he died
12
Which is an example of deciphering?
trying to write a thank-you letter for a gift you hate
trying to find an old book that is out of print
Trying to put together a jigsaw puzzle
trying to figure out what a note with messy handwriting says
13
Which are character traits of U.M.?
considerate
steals
successful in love
weird behavior
14
Which is a static character?
Marcos
Clara
The Captain
Antonieta
15
If someone is an invincible diver, what must be true?
they get very hungry after they dive
they never lose in diving
they have invented a new way to dive
they argue with their teammates
16
How does Antonieta respond to U.M. unusual courtship?
she is amused until the townspeople mock him
She embarrasses him by laughing at him in front of friends
she thinks it is charming but refuses him anyway
she is displeased and marries someone else
17
Why do Clara and U.M. get along so well?
they share a good imagination and a love for telling tales
they both want to become pilots
Clara is the only child who is not afraid of U.M.
U.M. has promised to give all of his travel mementos to her
18
What does ingenuity mean?
stubbornness
cleverness
goodness
foolishness
19
Why are U.M and Clara good at fortune telling?
they can see the future
they can guess what people want to hear
they enjoy manipulating people
they appear convincing

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