Question 1

What does paragraph 4 reveal about the mother?

Accepted Answer

She is responsible.

Answer

She has a hard time relaxing.

Answer

She has devotion for animals.

Answer

She is tireless.

Question 2

The personification of the sky as "sulky" in paragraph 9 suggests the sky is

Accepted Answer

gloomy

Answer

northern

Answer

unpredictable

Answer

snowy

Question 3

What does paragraph 9 reveal about the narrator?

Accepted Answer

She loves language and has a vivid imagination.

Answer

She pays attention to yearly patterns.

Answer

She thinks of nature as calming

Answer

She is attached to familiar things and is close to her family.

Question 4

Which idea would be most important to include in a summary of the story?

Accepted Answer

"We had to sell our wheat this month and not hold it over; that is, we did if I was going to the university that fall:' (paragraph 2)

Answer

"I took off my apron and was running across to the barn for the pickup before Dad had taken his hat from behind the door:' (paragraph 17)

Answer

"She stood there untying her bandanna and I watched her as though I didn't
 know her face better than my own:' (paragraph 14)

Answer

"It might go higher along toward Christmas, but we couldn't wait for that:' (paragraph 2)

Question 5

In paragraph 19&#44; what does the phrase "like a monument" mainly suggest about the elevator?

Accepted Answer

It is a landmark.

Answer

It was designed by an architect

Answer

It is a beautiful building.

Answer

It is an old building.

Question 6

What is the definition of "spoiled" as used in paragraph 21?

Accepted Answer

took away an opportunity

Answer

decreased the value of

Answer

made greedy by giving too much

Answer

made unfit for use

Question 7

How does the author develop the narrator's point of view in the story?

Accepted Answer

by sharing the narrator's thoughts

Answer

by exaggerating how harsh the winter months are

Answer

by using elements of humor

Answer

by showing how the narrator interacts with her family

Question 8

Read this sentence from paragraph 1.
             
             "Mr. Baum's stories were pure fantasy, so when he walked down the street in his finely tailored suit, children clamored in his wake."

What is the effect of the author's word choices in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

It indicates how much children admired Baum and his stories.

Answer

It hints that Baum was a serious person who told silly stories.

Answer

It hints that Baum was a serious person who told silly stories.

Answer

It shows how rarely Baum told his stories to others.

Question 9

Read this sentence from paragraph 2.

"Unlike stories told by parents, Baum's were not merely lectures in disguise."

Based on this sentence, what is the author's point of view about Baum's sto ries?

Accepted Answer

They are more entertaining than educational.

Answer

They are different from children's stories of today.

Answer

They are enjoyed more by children than by adults.

Answer

They are good at providing a strong moral.

Question 10

How does paragraph 3 develop a central idea in the article?

Accepted Answer

by describing the work for which Baum is best known

Answer

by listing characters that appeared in Baum's books

Answer

by emphasizing that many books Baum wrote were forgotten

Answer

by explaining that other authors continued Baum's work

Question 11

In paragraph 4, what inference can be drawn from the information about Baum's early childhood?

Accepted Answer

Baum's constant reading of fairy tales influenced his later writing.

Answer

Baum's older siblings influenced his approach toward education.

Answer

Baum's home education affected how he felt about other children.

Answer

Baum's health problems affected how he felt about his family.

Question 12

Read this sentence from paragraph 6.

"No road to success was ever more winding than Baum's."

How does this sentence contribute to the struct ure of the article?

Accepted Answer

It serves as the topic sentence for the remainder of the article.

Answer

It gives the cause for the events in the remainder of the article.

Answer

It summarizes the first five paragraphs of the article.

Answer

It contrasts the first half of the article with the second half.

Question 13

Which sentence states a central idea of the article?

Accepted Answer

Baum had to overcome many difficulties throughout his life.

Answer

Baum lived for several years in a small prairie town.

Answer

Baum was devoted to his wife and family

Answer

Baum wrote a play and acted in the starring role.

Question 14

What benefit did Baum's stories offer to listeners, readers, and to Baum himself?

Accepted Answer

They offered an entertaining distraction from the harsh realities of life.

Answer

They offered an exciting way to learn about the world around them.

Answer

They offered a chance to invent new and exciting characters and places.

Answer

They offered a new perspective on how adults and children should behave.

Question 15

What does paragraph 2 most reveal about Eliza?

Accepted Answer

She has a strong imagination.

Answer

She gets easily distracted.

Answer

She thinks her father knows best.

Answer

She seldom misspells a word.

Question 16

In paragraph 12&#44; how does the description of the nightmare affect the tone of the story?

Accepted Answer

It suggests that the bee is stressful for Eliza.

Answer

It suggests that Eliza is unwilling to compete in the bee.

Answer

It suggests that the bee seems unreal to Eliza.

Answer

It suggests that Eliza doubts she will win the bee.

Question 17

Which quotation expresses a central idea of the story?

Accepted Answer

"She wants to win with a word so difficult her father will have to admit that he was wrong, that the letters are already guiding her." (paragraph 1)

Answer

"The judge's voice is ever neutral, revealing nothing." (paragraph 21)

Answer

"Eliza finds herself bracing for the next blow, but none comes." (paragraph 10)

Answer

"Eliza wants to see herself through the judge's eyes." (paragraph 22)

Question 18

The ideas in paragraphs 22 and 26 contribute to the reader's understanding of Eliza by revealing

Accepted Answer

her difficulty with spelling the assigned word correctly

Answer

her discomfort standing in front of the audience

Answer

her inability to understand the judges

Answer

her concern about impressing her father

Question 19

What does paragraph 31 reveal about Eliza?

Accepted Answer

her confidence

Answer

her intelligence

Answer

her patience

Answer

her enthusiasm

Question 20

Which detail would be important to include in a summary of the story?

Accepted Answer

Eliza empties her mind and sees the letters come up as images.

Answer

Eliza is one of seventeen spellers in this round of the spelling bee.

Answer

Eliza knows that difficult words follow easy words at spelling bees.

Answer

Eliza gets a word that means a kind of fabric with a twill weave.

Related quizzes

Related quizzes