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Wonderstruck Part 1 Test

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20 questions
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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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Use the lyrics on page 68 for the next 2 questions.
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Use page 69 for the next 2 questions.
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Question 7
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Use page 214 to answer next 2 questions.
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Pay close attention to the questions!
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Question 11
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Main Idea!

Pay close attention to the questions!
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Setting of Part One
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Point of View
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Question 20
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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.

Question 1
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Question 2
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Question 3
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Question 4
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Question 5
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Question 6
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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
Question 8
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Question 9
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Question 10
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Provide one piece of evidence that supports your answer for Question 10.

Remember our new format for direct quotations.
Question 12
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Question 13
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Question 14
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Question 15
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Question 16
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Question 17
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Question 18
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Question 19
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What does the word silhouette mean as used above?
A. loud
B. odd
C. shadow
D. unsure
Which detail/word below best supports Question 1?
A. …disbelief…
B. …black…
C. …strange…
D. …cried out…
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?
A. to show that Ben finds the song to be creepy
B. to show that Ben thinks his mom has somehow returned to their home
C. to explain why Ben is afraid of thunderstorms
D. to describe the way Ben reacts to his cousin
Which detail below best supports Question 3?
A. …he heard it more clearly…
B. …all the doors were unlocked…
C. …staring back through the darkness…
D. …Ben had never believed in ghosts, although…
On page 69, what did Ben’s mom mean when she used the figurative language “you shouldn’t be such a turtle”?
A. She meant that Ben should slow down.
B. She meant that Ben should hide in the closet.
C. She meant that Ben should keep going.
D. She meant that Ben should calm down.
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…
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…
What does the word scandal mean as seen on page 214?
A. shocking news
B. love and hate
C. fame and attention
D. a job
Which detail from below best supports Question 8?
A. …her career…
B. …a famous star will shine anew…
C. …Hollywood…
D. …movie star divorces for young actor…
What is a theme found in Part One?
A. People should always try their best.
B. Even when communicating is difficult, it is possible to get your message across.
C. No one should tell you what to do.
D. You never know what will happen tomorrow.
What is the main idea of Ben’s Part One?
A. Ben and his cousin Robby cause a lot of trouble.
B. Ben keeps secrets from his aunt and uncle.
C. Ben moved in with his aunt, uncle, and cousins.
D. Ben is having a hard time after losing his mother, Elaine, to a car accident.
Which detail best supports Question 12?
A. …Robby repeated himself for Ben. “I said, stop yelling in your sleep!”…
B. …Ben lay back down on the old cot squeezed between the dresser and the window…
C. …Ben knew right away his Aunt Jenny and Uncle Steve were talking about his house again…
D. …She was the one who found him hiding in his mom’s closet after the funeral…
What is the main idea of Rose’s Part One?
A. Rose is not happy living in her father’s house.
B. Rose wants to sail away on a boat and travel the world.
C. Rose wants to make her dad understand sign language.
D. Rose wants to be an actress.
Which detail below best supports Question 14?
A. …Rose found a note that said, “You are in big trouble!”
B. …Rose watched a silent movie in town…
C. …Rose looked at newspaper articles about Lillian Mayhew.
D. …Rose threw away a book for deaf learners.
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
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
What is the book’s point of view when reading Ben’s part?
A. first person, the story comes directly from him
B. second person, the story is speaking directly to the reader
C. third person, the story includes his personal thoughts and feelings
D. it is unclear or unknown
Which detail below best supports Question 18?
A. …how he wished he could go back in time… page 24
B. …I’m floating in a most peculiar way… page 194
C. …you’ve had an accident. You’re going to be okay… page 175
D. …the color drained from Janet’s face… page 84