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.What does the narrator find on her front porch?
a dog
a kitten
a can of tuna
a lost boy
How do the narrator's feelings about the kitten's owner change in the story?
At first she thinks the owner is irresponsible, but then she realizes she is wrong.
At first she thinks the owner is responsible, but then she realizes she is wrong.
At first she thinks the owner misses his or her kitten, but then she realizes she is wrong.
Her feelings do not change. She thinks the owner is irresponsible throughout the story.
The narrator assumes that the kitten's owner did not take care of the kitten. What evidence from the story best supports this conclusion?
"Well, he sure did seem to like me! Maybe I didn't have to give him back after all!"
"It's a good thing I found that kitten and took him in. Now, I'm buying him food!"
"I laughed to myself and headed into the pet store. People are so irresponsible!"
"I bet his last owners never gave him food. They probably didn't love him at all!"
Why does the narrator convince herself that the kitten's owner was irresponsible?
because she thinks the kitten looks skinny
because she is worried about the kitten
because she wants to keep the kitten
because her mom won't let her keep the kitten
What is this story mostly about?
The narrator makes an assumption, then realizes that she was wrong.
The narrator finds a lost kitten that was neglected by its previous owner.
The narrator finds a lost kitten and learns how to care for it.
The narrator finds a lost kitten and learns how to care for it.
I tried to justify why I should keep the kitten by convincing myself the owners deserved to lose him." As used in this sentence, what does the word "justify" most nearly mean?
tell the truth about a situation before a judge
realize that you have been wrong about something
pretend that a situation does not exist
come up with a good reason for something
The narrator tells herself that the kitten's owner must not have loved him; _________, she later learns that her assumption was wrong.
meanwhile
however
for instance
therefore
What does the narrator see at the pet store?
a flyer for a lost cat
the owner of the cat she found
a group of kids putting up more flyers
all of the answers are correct
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