On My Honor | 338 plays

1.

Multiple Choice

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How did Joel's plan in asking his dad to ride his bike to Starved Rock backfire?

It caused him to miss his paper route.

His dad said that he could go.

He got in trouble for not taking Bobby.

It caused Tony to get in trouble for lying to his mom.

2.

Multiple Choice

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Why did Joel challenge Tony to swim to the sandbar?

To prove he wasn't scared.

He was hot.

To prove to Tony he was a good swimmer.

He knew Tony couldn't swim.

3.

Multiple Choice

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What does Joel think Tony is doing when he turns at the sandbar and sees that Tony is gone?

Swimming the wrong way.

Playing a joke on Joel by hiding.

Jumping off the bridge.

Stealing Joel's clothes.

4.

Multiple Choice

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Why is Joel scared to go to the police?

He thinks he will get in trouble.

He thinks he will be put in jail.

He thinks they won't believe him.

He thinks Tony is playing a joke.

5.

Multiple Select

3 mins

1 pt

What story did Joel plan to tell his and Tony's parents? Pick two!

Joel biked to Straved Rock alone.

Joel went to the pool instead.

Joel left Tony at the river.

Tony and Joel got into a fight and didn't go on a bike ride.

6.

Multiple Choice

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Why did Joel feel ashamed about the way he was treating Bobby?

He lied to Bobby.

He hit Bobby.

His dad said he was being dishonorable.

He took his anger at Tony and himself out on Bobby.

7.

Multiple Choice

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What did Joel learn from Mrs. Zabrinsky that made him angry at Tony?

Tony tricked Joel and was really at home.

Tony broke Joel's bike.

Tony didn't know how to swim.

Tony didn't have permission to go to Straved Rock.

8.

Multiple Choice

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Why did Joel decide to tell the truth when his father called him an honorable boy?

It embarrassed him.

It made him feel scared.

It made him feel proud.

It made him feel ashamed of himself.

9.

Multiple Choice

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Why couldn't Joel get the smell of the river off of him even after showering?

He did not use soap.

He was covered in dead fish.

He felt guilty and couldn't get Tony out of his mind.

He kept wearing the same clothes.

10.

Multiple Choice

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Why does Joel's father apologize to Joel?

For not believing him.

For lying to him.

For not getting home sooner.

For misreading the situation and alllowing Joel to go on the bike ride.

11.

Multiple Choice

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The words reverberated through Joel's skull like a scream. Reverberated means:

echoed

to drive or push forward

to cause to vanish

showing great satisfaction

12.

Multiple Choice

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Tony's exuberance knew no bounds. Exuberance means:

to stare at

wild behavior

to mock

misleading

13.

Multiple Choice

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"I guess you are old enough now for a jaunt like this," said Joel's father. Jaunt means:

an overwhelming number

plunging into a liquid

to adjust to

a short journey

14.

Multiple Choice

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The traffic is sparse, but with all those hills it will seem far. Sparse means:

movement in irregular fashion

thin or few

misleading

an act of prayer

15.

Multiple Choice

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Tony plunged into the water, immersing his face. Immersing means:

to stare at

echo

plunging into liquid

to remove

16.

Multiple Choice

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After folding Tony’s clothes neatly, Joel decides to mess them up again. Why did he do this?

because he was upset

because it was not like Tony to fold his clothes

because he wanted Tony to fold them

because he wanted to run over them with his bike

17.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Which of the following would not be a theme for this novel?

To be a survivor, you can never give up.

Listen to your parents.

The early bird always gets the worm.

Hardships and struggles will come.

18.

Multiple Choice

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The reader can conclude that Tony most likely didn’t want to swim at the pool because ________________________.

he did not like chlorine.

the river was more fun.

he didn’t want others to see him swim.

he thought the river was more challenging.

19.

Multiple Choice

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Why does Joel make up a story to tell his parents and others about Tony’s disappearance?

because he doesn’t think what really happened will make sense

because he is afraid that he will be blamed

because he knows he will go to jail

because he is afraid of the two people who stopped to help him

20.

Multiple Choice

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What can we conclude has happened to Tony?

He was eaten by an alligator.

He drowned in the river.

He played a cruel trick on Joel.

He ran away to another town.

21.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

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What does "on my honor" mean?

I promise.

To hide a secret.

To disagree with someone.

To make up a lie.

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