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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who is the narrator?
Un-named
Jim
Jonathan
Jake
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is a narrator?
An animal
A character in the story
The author of the book
The person telling the story
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is a simile in the story?
More than anything I looked forward to Jim saying, "Whoa!".
Finally he said it, one word: "Protons"
As if he were a play-by-play announcer describing a game.
I think he enjoyed having an audience of one.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which statement is a piece of dialogue?
Then one day I had the real thing, an amazement of my own.
He took the book from my hands.
"What are protons? I said
Young as I was, I understood that he was still back in the book, immersed in his amazement.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the narrator's primary motivation for continuing to visit Jim?
He wants Jim to ask him to help with the experiments.
He enjoys watching Jim manage several tasks at once
He thinks spending time with Jim will make him smarter.
He likes witnessing the moments when Jim is surprised.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why is Jim's demonstration with the jawbreaker important to the plot?
It shows the narrator that many scientific concepts are not complicated.
It allows the narrator to experience a moment of understanding
It encourages the narrator to develop his own scientific theory about protons
It gives the narrator an opportunity to help Jim with one of his projects.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Read the dictionary entry below.
Digest
- To convert food into absorbable form
- To think over in order to absorb
- To arrange in a methodical order; classify
- To reduce to a summary
Which definition most closely matches the way the word digest is used in paragraph 28?
Definition 1
Definition 2
Definition 3
Definition 4
- 8. Multiple Choice
Read the sentence from paragraph 4-
And he would explain it to me, and though I couldn't really understand, still I would feel something, a cool fizzing behind my ears, because I was feeding off his astonishment.
The sensory language in this sentence highlights the narrator's-
Optimism
confusion
excitment
dicomfort
- 9. Multiple Choice
What does the simile in paragraph 3 suggest about Jim?
He wishes he knew someone who shared his passion.
He approaches his work with intense focus.
He is interested in both science and sports.
He usually makes up experiments as they occur to him.
- 10. Multiple Choice
The setting is important to the plot because it is where the narrator-
realizes he is good at scientific investigation
can study with minimal interruptions
has interesting discussions with Jim
works with Jim to solve problems
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of these is an important idea expressed in the excerpt?
People must start working toward their goals at a young age to achieve their dreams
Honesty and openness allow deep friendships to develop
True understanding can take place only through quiet reflection
Some people influence the lives of others by introducing them to new ideas
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