18 questions
Where do Cal and his family live?
on top of a mountain
in a big city
on an animal preserve
in a swamp
What evidence from the text lets you know where Cal and his family live?
"My folks and me"
"We live way up as up can get"
"We hardly sight a soul"
"And critters hid among the trees"
How many older brothers does Cal have?
3
2
1
0
What evidence from the text tells you how many older brothers Cal has?
"My name is Cal"
"And I am not the first one nor the last one"
"But I am the oldest boy"
"And I can help Pap with the plowing"
Based on the sentence, "And I do not fancy it one bit when Lark plays Teacher," what does the word fancy mean?
pretty
like
school
ugly
Who is Lark?
Cal's mom
Cal's sister
the Book Woman
Cal's daughter
How long does it take the Book Woman to bring books up the mountainside?
an hour
a day
a week
two weeks
How much do the books cost Cal and his family?
a poke of berries
a mess of greens
as free as air
twenty dollars
How often does the Book Woman come?
every hour
once a day
every two weeks
once a month
Which type of weather does Cal NOT say that the Book Woman will travel in?
rain
fog
cold
heat
At the end of the story, what does Cal think of the Book Woman?
she is brave
she is pretty
she is quiet
she is funny
Who does Cal ask to teach him to read?
the Book Woman
Pap
Lark
he teaches himself how to read
According to the text, what does Cal say that he used to think was in the books?
"a new one brought this very day"
"Just chicken scratch, I used to figure"
"But now I see what's truly there"
"and I read a little out"
What do Cal and the Book Woman do at the end of the text?
They laugh at each other
Cal goes down the mountain with that Book Woman
They smile at each other
They fetch the sheep that went a-wandering
What is another word for dusky?
bright
cultivated
dim
dusty
According to the text, how does Cal help his father?
Why does Cal think the Book Woman's horse is brave?
What is Cal's gift to the Book Woman?