Explain Rose’s relationship with her father. Explain your reasoning using evidence from the text.
Remember the new format for direct quotations.
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.
What does the word silhouette mean as used above?
Use the lyrics on page 68 for the next 2 questions.
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?
Use page 69 for the next 2 questions.
On page 69, what did Ben’s mom mean when she used the figurative language “you shouldn’t be such a turtle”?
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.
What does the word scandal mean as seen on page 214?
Pay close attention to the questions!
What is a theme found in Part One?
Provide one piece of evidence that supports your answer for Question 10.
Remember our new format for direct quotations.
Main Idea!
Pay close attention to the questions!
What is the main idea of Ben’s Part One?
Setting of Part One
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
Point of View
What is the book’s point of view when reading Ben’s part?
Which detail/word below best supports Question 1?
Which detail below best supports Question 3?
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…
Which detail from below best supports Question 8?
Which detail best supports Question 12?
What is the main idea of Rose’s Part One?
Which detail below best supports Question 14?
Which detail below best supports Question 18?