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- 1. Multiple Choice
In "Feathered Friend", when does the narrator first realize Claribel is aboard the space station?
When Sven runs in with a tiny bundle of feathers
When Sven informs the whole crew
When a flash of yellow flies past
When he hears the bird singing
- 2. Multiple Choice
What happens after the crew revives Claribel?
The crew waits in hushed silence
She flies around the space station
She chirps but keels over again
The crew goes back to eating breakfast
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why do crew members pass around an oxygen bottle?
To celebrate Claribel's recovery
To keep themselves from losing consciousness
To determine how much oxygen each person needs
To remind each other of their loyalty and friendship
- 4. Multiple Choice
As the narrator wakes up on the morning Claribel passes out, he has a headache. What is MOST LIKELY the reason for the headache?
A night of bad dreams
Confusion between day and night
Lack of oxygen in the space station
Illness spread by close contact with birds
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why would a person MOST LIKELY feel distressed after reading an email?
The message contains bad news
The message is from an old friend
The message responds to a request
The message is a meeting reminder
- 6. Multiple Choice
If a puppy is described as whimpering pathetically, which of the following is MOST LIKELY true
The sound is quiet and unnoticed
The noise causes people to feel pity or sorrow
The puppy seems energetic and eager to please
Other dogs around it are howling or whimpering too
- 7. Multiple Choice
If a group of people lamented in public, which of the following events are MOST LIKELY taking place?
Concert
Funeral
Graduation
Holiday Party
- 8. Multiple Choice
When the narrator says "Half a million dollars' worth of chemical and electronic engineering had let us down completely," what does he MOST LIKELY mean?
Engineering is never an exact science
No one should trust his or her life to scientists
Despite costly technology, systems still do fail
The entire space program is expensive but flawed
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why is Claribel said to be like a hummingbird?
She's able to hover in midair
She has shiny, reflective feathers
She drinks from the plants in the space craft
She moves her wings in a back-and-forth motion
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is one of the meanings of the Greek root -path-?
Feeling
Health
Sight
Time
- 11. Multiple Choice
In the opinion of the narrator in "Feathered Friend", why is Claribel a "sensible" choice as a pet for Sven? *choose 2 options*
She weighs very little
She sings quite beautifully
She is good company for Sven
Lack of gravity does not affect her
She gets a bit noisy when she is upset
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the MOST LIKELY reason that "early spacers" were "wiry little fellows"?
Small people have a special love for adventures
Construction is a job for small but muscular people
Large people have difficulty adjusting to zero gravity
Both space and supplies on the space station are limited
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following BEST supports that both space and supplies on the space station are limited?
There's never been a regulation that forbids one to keep pets in a space station
A space suit is not the most convenient of garbs in which to work
I was sitting in the little cubbyhole laughingly called my office
A space station has more hiding places than you can count
- 14. Multiple Choice
How do the crew members feel about Claribel?
They ignore her as much as possible
They tolerate her but she annoys them
They care about her as through she were their own
They are angry with Sven for smuggling her onboard
- 15. Multiple Choice
How does the title of "Feathered Friend" hint at one theme of the story?
It suggests that Claribel's existence is important to the crew
It points out one key difference between birds and humans
It reminds the reader of the delicate nature of animals
It compares bird flight to human flight
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which part of speech is the compound word used in the following sentence?
When the paper company downsized, Mr. Porter lost his accounting job.
Adjective
Adverb
Noun
Verb
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