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"The Stone Garden"- Recounting Story Events and Details

Quiz by Bruce Keizer

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  • Q1
    What word BEST describes how how the people feel about the litter-filled lot at the beginning of the story?
    knocked
    tidy
    eyesore
    old
    120s
  • Q2
    What was on the corner lot before it was knocked down?
    movie theater
    gas station
    garden
    swimming pool
    120s
  • Q3
    What were some things on the corner lot after it was knocked down?
    All the answers
    bricks
    plastic bottles
    old tires
    120s
  • Q4
    Which DETAIL describes the old man?
    He had a backpack.
    He was lazy.
    He had a lot of friends.
    He lived across the road.
    120s
  • Q5
    What is something the old man said?
    "You call that junkyard... a stone garden?"
    "Stop watching me work. Pick up something and help. "
    "Let me paint those rocks!"
    "This is not an eyesore. It is a lovely stone garden."
    120s
  • Q6
    What did the old man do after the people insulted him?
    He went to the park to get some more rocks.
    He told stories of how he learned how to paint.
    He told stories of how he had visited many stone gardens around the world.
    He left the town and went home.
    120s
  • Q7
    How many rocks did the old man put around the large stone?
    nine
    ten
    eight
    three
    120s
  • Q8
    Why did the old man say to paint the rocks?
    He saw that in a stone garden in Paris.
    He saw that at the zoo.
    He saw that at his uncle's house.
    He saw that in the park across the road.
    120s
  • Q9
    What did the old man say they had to have to make it a garden?
    sidewalks
    benches
    a large stone
    plants
    120s
  • Q10
    Which one did the teenagers NOT do?
    They cleaned up the litter.
    They built a walkway around the garden.
    They rolled away tires.
    They dug up the soil.
    120s
  • Q11
    Which adjective would BEST describe the old man as they worked?
    encouraging
    worthless
    bored
    excited
    120s
  • Q12
    What was the LAST thing they add to the stone garden?
    an outdoor oven
    a large stone
    paper lanterns
    plants
    120s
  • Q13
    What did they use to build the outdoor oven for cookouts?
    bricks
    tires
    dirt
    rocks
    120s
  • Q14
    Why did the old man leave at the end of the story?
    He was getting really tired and needed something to eat.
    He was sick of the people's attitudes.
    They didn't need his help anymore.
    He had to get home for supper.
    120s
  • Q15
    There were many people who helped in different ways with the stone garden project. Which is NOT a way that people helped out?
    They went to the store to get items.
    They asked questions.
    They offered to help out and do the work.
    They offered ideas.
    120s

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