Which of the following is a major theme in the novel?
Treat others the way you want to be treated.
Rules are rules.
Patriotism is important.
One lie can become very destructive.
2. Multiple Choice
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What is the best summary for the novel?
A boy makes up a lie to get his teacher in trouble.
A boy wants to get out of his teacher's class, so he makes up a lie and spins it out of control.
People in a town are outraged that a boy wasn't allowed to sing the National Anthem.
A teacher treats a student unfairly and everyone tries to stop her.
3. Multiple Choice
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Bernie Lunser could best be described as:
flat
round
protagonist
antagonist
4. Multiple Choice
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"He looked like he was reading his own funeral notice." (pg. 104). This sentence is best described as:
foreshadowing
simile
metaphor
verbal irony
5. Multiple Choice
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"When asked by Miss Narwin - on the first occasion - to cease, Philip Malloy reluctantly did so. In the sentence above, what is the best synonym for cease?
continue
leave
discontinue
sing
6. Multiple Choice
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Choose the effect that matches the cause. Cause = Jake Barlow attacks Miss Narwin on his talk show. Effect = ____________________________________
Miss Narwin receives hate mail.
Miss Narwin gets fired.
He doesn't question what Philip says about Miss Narwin.
Allison Dorsett decides she doesn't like Philip after all.
7. Multiple Choice
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What decision did Miss Narwin make that helped propel the lie?
She asked Mr. Lunser if he let the kids sing.
She suspended Philip.
She initially refused to do an interview and tell her side of the story.
She took some administrative leave.
8. Multiple Choice
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What evidence in the text best supports the reason Ted Griffen joined in on the controversy and had his own agenda?
"I have this reporter I'm talking to...How about talking to me and her?"
"This is a school, an American school, and parents have the right to expect that certain things, like values, will be taught."
"I am shocked that a Harrison student should be suspended...for singing the National Anthem."
"That I can be a forceful, productive member of the board is clear. It was I who made public this sad story..."
9. Multiple Choice
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What term BEST describes Philip?
determined to do his best
anti-hero who learned a tough lesson
a exemplary student
willing to face adversity head on
10. Multiple Choice
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What word best describes the tone of this letter to Miss Narwin? Margaret Narwin, I'm a veteran who fought for his country and gave his blood and I really hate people like you. David Maik Eugene, Oregon
loving
hateful
deceitful
sad
11. Multiple Choice
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What word best describes the MOOD of this letter? Margaret Narwin, Surely you have something better to do with your classroom authority than attacking kids who express their love of our country. Laura Jacobs San Diego, California
frustrated
sarcastic
sinister
loving
12. Multiple Choice
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"I don't know the words." What type of irony did the text end in?
verbal
situational
dramatic
cliffhanger
13. Multiple Choice
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"I don't know the words." As you read the last line of the novel, how would you describe the MOOD?