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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is most important about the setting of the story?
It is a deep jungle pond.
It is a jungle ravine in Hawaii.
It is a place where a boy died.
It's muddy and slippery.
- 2. Multiple Choice
(RL 6.3) How does Vinny feel about going to the pond?
bored and tired
excited and adventurous
calm and peaceful
nervous and anxious
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is important about the legend of the Stone Goddess?
Starlene tells Vinny about it.
It is a Hawaiian legend.
It is Starlene's attempt to say that the boy didn't die.
Vinny believes the legend.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why does Vinny call Joe-Boy "an idiot"?
Vinny is angry at Joe-Boy.
Joe-Boy is not Vinny's best friend.
Vinny wants to make Starlene happy.
Joe-Boy jumped without Vinny.
- 5. Multiple Choice
(RL 6.3)What motivates Vinny to climb up to the highest ledge?
He wants to see what the pond looks like from there.
He doesn't want his friends to know he is afraid.
He wants to jump off it.
He likes to climb to high places.
- 6. Multiple Choice
(RL 6.3) How does Vinny change by the end of the story?
He does whatever his friends tell him to do.
He becomes brave enough to jump.
He learns that it is okay to say no to his friends.
He becomes embarrassed about not jumping.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the main difference between Vinny's parents?
His mother doesn't want him to go to the ravine. His father thinks he should go.
His father doesn't want him to go to the ravine. His mother thinks he should go.
They have the same opinion that he should not go to the ravine.
They have the same opinion that he should go to the ravine to hang out with his friends.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following describes the climax of the story?
Vinny stands at the edge of the ravine trying to decide whether to jump.
Vinny decides he must jump or his friend will laugh at him.
Viny feels nervous and scared, and he doesn't jump.
Vinny feels at peace and decides that he doesn't have to jump.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What word will best complete the following sentence?
He softly mushed it into the bushes, right above Ken, his glider staying put as it entangled itself in the ________________ branches.
gnarly
precipice
cascade
decomposing
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which word will best complete the following sentence?
Since it hadn't rained in six months, the farmers were praying for even a ________________ of water.
decomposing
precipice
gnarly
rivulet
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which word will best complete the following sentence?
In a flood, the water will breach the wall and _______________ over the side towards the small town.
decomposing
rivulet
cascade
gnarly
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which word will best complete the following sentence?
The park had to build fences by the ________________ and post signs everywhere after someone decided to climb over the edge.
cascade
precipice
gnarly
decomposing
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which word will best complete the following sentence?
As part of my science project this year, I plan to put bell peppers in different places and observe the _______________ process of each.
cascade
decomposing
rivulet
gnarly
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