Question 1

What did books provide for Walter _____________ and ________________

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comfort and entertainment

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friends and enemies

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knowledge and vocabulary

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fun and stress

Question 2

Which of the following is not a game that Walter mentions playing?

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basketball

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punchball

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stoopball

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baseball

Question 3

What did books fill in? __________ spaces

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empty

Question 4

Why did Walter get into a lot of fights when he was young?

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People would make fun of his speech impediment

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People couldn't understand the language he spoke

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He was always being bullied for being short

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He never did his homework and always failed tests

Question 5

Is Walter a good student?

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No, but he loved to read and write.

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Yes, but only when the teacher was nice to him.

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No, though he liked playing baseball more than reading.

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Yes, he was the best student in the class.

Question 6

How does Walter's behaviour have positive results?

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He discovers that reading is wonderful.

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He earns the respect of others.

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He gets sent to a new school.

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He is forced to go to speech therapy.

Question 7

Which of the following sentences is most accurate?

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Bad Boy is a memoir, so the events are mostly in chronological order.

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Bad Boy is realistic fiction, so the events are meant to be entertaining.

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Bad Boy is historical fiction, so the events talk about things that happened in the past.

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Bad Boy is a personal narrative, so the events are supposed to happen to a different person.

Question 8

Which choice best describes why the two actions Mr. Lasher took were important?

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Both help Walter become more confident, helping him to avoid getting in trouble.

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Both help Walter realize that he wants to be a writer when he grows up.

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Both help Walter be a better student so others won't fight with him.

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Both help Walter understand the importance of respecting adults.

Question 9

Walter describes himself as a reading fanatic.

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false

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true

Question 10

Is the text in bold incident or response?

Before his next read aloud, Walter sees Johnny starting to laugh and he throws the book at him.

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response

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incident

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Question 11

Is the text in bold incident or response?

"Walter reads aloud and students laugh at him; he gets angry and throws a book at Johnny."

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incident

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response

Question 12

Is the text in bold incident or response?

Walter writes a poem and punches Sidney when Sidney accuses him of not writing the poem.

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incident

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response

Question 13

East o’ the Sun and West o’ the Moon is...

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the book that Mrs. Conway gave to Walter.

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a book that Walter borrowed from the library.

Question 14

What character trait of Walter's can you infer from paragraph 1?

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imaginative

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violent

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confident

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studious

Question 15

Which of the following sentences can be used as evidence for the statement "Walter is a creative boy."

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We even changed the rules of stoop ball, of which I was the absolute King of the World, to include bases when more than one kid played.

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By September and the opening of school, I was deep into sports and became a baseball fanatic.

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Along with the pleasure of playing baseball, there was the joy of identifying with the ballplayers.

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Maybe it was because Mama loved the Dodgers and especially Jackie Robinson.

Question 16

How many days did it take Walter to get in trouble with Mrs. Conway?

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1

Question 17

Why did the other kids laugh at Walter's speech?

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He had a speech impediment.

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He spoke too loudly.

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He didn't know how to read.

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He spoke too quickly.

Question 18

What does the text mean when it says Johnny Brown was in the teacher's "doghouse"?

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He was in trouble with the teacher.

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He lived with the teacher's dog.

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He was playing hide and seek in the doghouse.

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He had a house like a doghouse.

Question 19

Why does Walter say being good was not easy for him?

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He needed to fill up the spaces in his life.

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He was an inactive boy.

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He liked people to be quiet.

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He liked to dance more than to read.

Question 20

Why did Walter punch Sydney Aronofsky?

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He accused him of not writing a poem himself.

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He punched him first.

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He volunteered to help him.

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He made fun of his speech.

Question 21

Walter chooses to read the book that Mrs. Conway give him.

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true

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false

Question 22

Walter thinks Mrs. Conway is literally a turtle.

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false

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true

Question 23

The consequence of punching Sydney is having to wash blackboards.

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false

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true

Question 24

Mr. Lasher is Walter's sixth grade teacher.

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true

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false

Question 25

Why does Mr. Lasher say "We need smart Negro boys..."?

He is trying to tell Walter he doesn't need to be __________ to succeed.

Accepted Answer

tough

Question 26

If “Needs Improvement” is “glorious,” what is Walter probably used to getting in conduct?

Accepted Answer

Something worse than Needs Improvement.

Answer

Something better than Needs Improvement.

Question 27

What causes Mrs. Conway to change her mind about Walter?

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He starts reading and borrowing books from her.

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He fights with his classmates and never says sorry.

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He begins to raise his hand to speak and is always polite.

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He starts paying attention in class and asking questions.

Question 28

How does Walter indicate that the world of books is more satisfying than the world he lived in?

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He says that reading was a language “clearer than the one” he spoke.

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He says that the world of books filled “the spaces” at any time with adventures.

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He says the books are full of magic but his life is boring.

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He says he can play ball in the streets even in books.

Question 29

What images of the teacher does the narrator mention?

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The narrator uses figurative language to compare the teacher to a turtle.

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The narrator uses literal language to describe what the teacher was wearing.

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The narrator uses detailed language to explain what he imagined his teacher looked like.

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The narrator uses sensory details to help the reader imagine how the teacher sounded.

Question 30

Why is it important that the narrator couldn't hear that he was “speaking badly”?

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He doesn't know why the other kids laugh at him so he gets angry.

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He doesn't feel comfortable telling other people about his speech impediment.

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He doesn't know how to correct his speech so he is frustrated.

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He doesn't think the other children should be allowed to laugh.

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