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- 1. Multiple Choice
What information do we get about the author when he says it" felt as if my favorite show had been cancelled?
He misses playing with the Tomkey children.
The neighbors refuse to discuss the Tomkeys.
He is obsessed in watching the Tomkeys.
His family is trying to give up television.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why does the author's mother have to retrieve the candy for the Tomkey children herself?
Her children are hoarding the candy.
They made him drop chocolate on his bed.
They were too ignorant to do holidays right.
It is easier than admitting he was abnormal.
- 3. Multiple Choice
People would most likely negatively evaluate the author's feelings a the end of the essay because the main reason he dislike the Tomkeys is that ...
His mother gave them all of his candy,
They were too ignorant to do holidays right.
They made him drop chocolate on the best.
It is easier than admitting he was ordinary.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a example of irony in the memoir?
We'll go for him. I don't know that I believe in it either." "That's exactly how I feel." my mother said. and then my parents watched the news and whatever came on after the news.
The Tomkeys buy a boat and spend many of their weekends at the lake.
The author says the Tomkeys are strange and different , yet he starts peering through their windows at night.
The Tomkeys leave gumdrops outside of their home.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the difference between and memoir and an autobiography?
An autobiography is written by another person while a memoir is written by the person who something happened to.
An autobiography and memoir are the exact same thing.
An autobiography is a short story and a memoir has lines.
An autobiography is about one's life whereas a memoir is about one's own specific experience or one event.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which scene from the memoir seems to show a significant amount of imagery?
The mother at the door speaking to the Tomkey children.
The author tearing open all the candy he can and shoving it into his mouth as quickly as possible.
The author spending time at home with his sisters.
The author watching the Tomkeys at night in their windows.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is one theme that would fit the memoir?
It's better to not stare in windows at your neighbors.
Everyone shows and represents a different type of normalcy
Stay away from foods that you are allergic to.
Treat everyone with kindness.
- 8. Multiple Choice
" I attributed their behavior to the the fact that they didn't have a TV, but television didn't teach you everything."
a belief system
as a result of something being caused by
factual knowledge
forgive
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which characteristics does the reader see when Sedaris is cramming as much of his Halloween candy in his mouth as he can , though chocolate makes him very ill.
thoughtful
greedy
sad
angry
- 10. Multiple Choice
What would the author's main purpose be for writing this selections about his life>
To explain to the reader that you should be kind to all of your neighbors.
To convince the reader to act in any way that makes you feel normal.
To show that crazy things can happen on Halloween.
To add some humor and the describe an experience he probably feels some regret for.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Who claims to agree with Mr. Tomkey about television but fails to act like him?
the Tomkey family
one of the author's teachers
the author's mother and father
some of the author's siblings
- 12. Multiple Choice
The author says that because the Tomkeys refused to watch television, they "were forced to talk during dinner." This statement is an example of dramatic irony because the
author's family talks with the television on
Tomkeys most likely want to talk at dinner
Tomkeys secretly have a big television
author cannot see the Tomkeys clearly
- 13. Multiple Choice
Why does the author's mother have to retrieve candy for the Tomkey children herself?
Her children are hiding the candy in their rooms
The children bring out older, unhealthy candy.
She dislikes talking with the Tomkey family
Her children have already eaten their candy
- 14. Multiple Choice
Vocabulary: merit means to
celebrate
deserve
lose
sell
- 15. Multiple Choice
Vocabulary: to inflict is to
deal out something unpleasant
think carefully before speaking
suggest something is wrong
refuse to answer a question
- 16. Multiple Choice
Vocabulary: to interfere is to
interrupt someone
answer a question
create an obstacle
become afraid
- 17. Multiple Choice
Vocabulary: What does indiscriminately mean?
with attention to details
with a hope to feel connected
without a desire
without making careful choices
- 18. Multiple Choice
Vocabulary: To provoke is to
cause
reject
insult
inquire
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