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Wonderstruck Part 1 Test

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20 questions
Read this excerpt from page 57.

Ben hadn’t realized how tightly he’d been gripping the seashell turtle until he felt it digging into his skin. He almost cried out, but he caught himself, not wanting to wake up Robby again.
That’s when Ben noticed something very strange. In the black silhouette of his house, eighty-three steps away, a light had come on. The curtains in his mom’s room glowed a bright yellow.
Ben stared in disbelief.
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What does the word silhouette mean as used above?

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Which detail/word below best supports Question 1?

Use the lyrics on page 68 for the next 2 questions.
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Why does the author most likely tell us “a chill went down his spine” when Ben heard the lyrics to Space Oddity on page 68?

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Which detail below best supports Question 3?

Use page 69 for the next 2 questions.
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On page 69, what did Ben’s mom mean when she used the figurative language “you shouldn’t be such a turtle”?

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Which detail below best supports Question 5?
A) …turned off the flashlight and put it in his back pocket…
B) …Ben heard footsteps…
C) …the blood pounding in his head…
D) …he inched closer until he was right outside her door…

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Compare and contrast Ben and Rose.

  • deaf in one ear
  • completely deaf
  • runs away
  • unhappy
  • nightmares
  • happy-go-lucky
  • artistic
  • Ben
  • Both
  • Rose
Use page 214 to answer next 2 questions.
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What does the word scandal mean as seen on page 214?

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Which detail from below best supports Question 8?

Pay close attention to the questions!
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What is a theme found in Part One?

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Provide one piece of evidence that supports your answer for Question 10.

Remember our new format for direct quotations.

Main Idea!

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What is the main idea of Ben’s Part One?

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Which detail best supports Question 12?

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What is the main idea of Rose’s Part One?

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Which detail below best supports Question 14?

Setting of Part One
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What are the two settings of each part of Part One?

  • suburbs of a large city
  • on a farm
  • a foreign country
  • rural, country setting
  • in a dry, desert area
  • swampy, humid area
  • Ben's setting
  • Rose's setting
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Which two details below best support Question 16?

  • …there weren’t that many houses on the lake…
  • …floated through the air…
  • …outside, the storm grew worse…
  • …Hollywood’s biggest scandal…
  • …Rose looked out the window at the buildings across the river…
  • …it was dangerous, and it running through the streets of New York City…
  • Ben's Setting
  • Rose's Setting
Point of View
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What is the book’s point of view when reading Ben’s part?

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Which detail below best supports Question 18?

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Explain Rose’s relationship with her father. Explain your reasoning using evidence from the text.

Remember the new format for direct quotations.