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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which word best describes Mike's tone in the opening paragraph?
devastated
casual
hateful
confused
- 2. Multiple Choice
When Mike says that his mother "stood there like a one-man firing squad," he is suggesting that his mother does this because
she is a tyrant.
she hurts him.
she is mean to him.
she observes him.
- 3. Multiple Choice
In what sense does the moustache cost Mike money?
razors and shaving cream
movie prices
he gets fired from his job
school fee for not complying with dress code
- 4. Multiple Choice
What kind of pressure does Cindy NOT put on Mike?
owning his own car
academics
getting a college scholarship
visiting his grandmother
- 5. Multiple Choice
In reference to Mike's mother, why does a "shadow fall across her face" (Cormier 3)?
sun is setting because it's getting late
Mike refuses to shave off his moustache
Mike thinks he's seen a ghost
she realizes the double meaning of what she said
- 6. Multiple Choice
To whom/what does the "it" refer when Mike asks, "Or was it a medicine brightness" (Cormier 3)?
the brightness in his grandmother's eyes
the sunlight coming from the fluorescent lights
the glint on the car windows
the bottle of pills near the bed
- 7. Multiple Choice
In retrospect, why does it make sense that Mike's grandmother's "eyes regarded him with such intensity" (Cormier 3)?
she was upset that she couldn't remember her grandson
she had mistaken Mike's identity
she was trying to figure out who was standing in front of her
she was a bitter old woman
- 8. Multiple Choice
What inference can we make about Mike grandfather from the information at the top of page 4?
he was an angry man
he enjoyed fancy clothes
he never took care of his family
he cheated on his wife (the grandmother)
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which word best describes the grandmother's demeanor in the following passage: "Tell her I want no juices, Mike," my grandmother commanded regally, her eyes still watching invisible birds" (Cormier 4)?
defiant
submissive
weary
confused
- 10. Multiple Choice
What does Mike learn about his grandparents' relationship on page 5?
His grandfather had been unfaithful to his grandmother.
His grandmother had wrongfully accused his grandfather of being unfaithful.
His grandmother had been unfaithful to his grandfather.
His grandfather had wrongfully accused his grandmother of being unfaithful.
- 11. Multiple Choice
What might be the "accident" to which the grandmother refers at the top of page 6?
Having Ellie, Mike's mother
having married the grandfather
whatever led to the grandfather's passing away
smashing the baby grand piano
- 12. Multiple Choice
What realization leads Mike to get scared again at the top of page 6?
the nurse comes back asking about juice in a creepy manner
he couldn't believe how sick she really was
that his grandmother had a life outside of being a grandmother
she was speaking gibberish
- 13. Multiple Choice
What does Mike NOT do after his grandmother falls asleep?
strides out of the nursing home
asks his grandma for forgiveness
drives over 70 miles per hour
blasts the radio
- 14. Multiple Choice
Why doesn't Mike ask his mom the question that's on his mind?
They aren't friends who talk about stuff like that.
He didn't really care all that much.
He was afraid of hearing what the truth might be.
He wouldn't have believe her, anyway.
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