G8Bi - 3.2 Another Time, Another Place (Comprehension 2)
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- Q1Name the person who always delivered Gilbert’s telegram announcing when Gilbert’s father was expected to arrive.Mr. OssingerMr. LimburgherMrs. CurieSenor Uriarte30s
- Q2
How does the weather foreshadow what will happen in this part of the story?
the bad weather shows why Gilbert's father is marooned on an island
the bad weather indicates that something terrible is going to happen
30s - Q3Gilbert got horrible news. What was it?his father was not coming homethey were moving to a new areahis father was sickhe failed the test30s
- Q4
What previous examples of foreshadowing can we point to in lines 71 - 73 and lines 80 - 81?
Gilbert's father is not a healthy person
Gilbert's father doesn't eat well
Gilbert's father is getting older
Gilbert's father eats in a very healthy way
30s - Q5
How is suspense built before Gilbert receives the terrible news?
Mr. Ossinger doesn't visit the house at his usual time.
Gilbert daydreams about going to the kitchen and getting a snack from Mrs. Curie.
Senor Uriarte doesn't let Gilbert leave class early to greet his father.
Things don't happen as usual and so Gilbert feels something is wrong
30s - Q6
What examples of imagery support the idea that the news she received affected Mrs. Curie deeply?
"From behind, she seemed normal, her thin shoulders working as she beat at the batter for the night’s cake, cranking the mixer’s handle with slow, practiced turns."
"She took a step toward him, and he wanted to turn and run, but now he was frozen."
"Every wrinkle seemed to have sunk deeper, her fine floss hair hung limp across her forehead, her eyes were red and leaked steady rills of tears."
"She turned her face to him and he let out a cry and took a step back toward the door."
30s - Q7Emmy and her brothers were “queasy” of him for the first week of summer, playing with him as though he were made of china or tainted with the plague. This means...they didn't want to play with himthey didn’t know how to treat himthey didn't know what was wrong with himthey didn't know if his father was alive30s
- Q8What is the “switchyards” that Gilbert and his friends played in?a football fieldan abandoned garden with many switchesan old rail line that hasn’t been used in decadethe name of the local park30s
- Q9Why did the children dare to enter the switchyard?it was abandoned and easy to get into
Gilbert had the key to let them in
Emmy dared them to enter it
they were able to break the locks with a bit of effort30s - Q10
Which of the pictures below best matches what the children discover in the "switchyard"?
30s - Q11What item was Emmy referring to when she said "It’ll never work. That thing’s older than the dinosaurs."the padlocksthe sextantthe handcarthe railroad tracks30s
- Q12What can you infer from the children staring at the handcar "as if to say, 'Where have you been all my life?'"
they were tired of walking and needed to get home
they were happy that they finally had a present
they were worried about getting in trouble
they were excited about using to go many places
30s - Q13After Gilbert oiled the handcar and got it moving, what did they nickname it?Users enter free textType an Answer30s
- Q14The track in the switchyard went in ____________ directions.twofourmanythree30s
- Q15Each knew what the others were thinking: Do we _________ for the sea or ______ for the land ?pumpjumprunhead30s
