Fantasy Elements
Story Elements
Key Ideas/Details
Craft and Structure
Plot
100

Which fantasy element is best represented by this detail?

"True. But I don't make the rules, Ma. Can't open the door until you give me the password."

a) Magic and the Supernatural

b) Imaginative Setting

c) Mythical Creatures

d) Internal Rules

d) internal rules

Ambrose cannot open the transporter door unless Ma follows this rule. This rule doesn't exist in the real world because Prospect Park doesn't really have transporters in the guardhouses.

100

Reread page 33; explain how Ma's personality is starting to change in the story.

In the beginning, Ma was very rude and mean to Jax. She said very mean things to him. On page 33, "her voice isn't as harsh as it was before." She coughs lightly and asks if Jax is going to join her on her delivery. She might be sorry for how she behaved
100

Which detail best shows that Jax and Ma have something in common? 

a) "she hasn't looked at me yet, so I guess she's not that curious about my face." pg 8

b) I'm not sure what she sees, but when I look in my grandmother's face, I see an ordinary old woman who doesn't look anything like me or my mother."

c) "No TV, but you can read any book that's in this apartment. We don't have TV, either, I tell her..."

c) "No TV, but you can read any book that's in this apartment. We don't have TV, either, I tell her..."

"happy to have discovered another thing we have in common." pg 13

100

What does eviction mean as it is used on pg 2?

It means to be kicked out of your rented apartment by the landlord.

100

Why does Mama have to leave Jaxon with Ma?

Because she's got to go to court to fight an eviction. chapter 1

200

Which fantasy element is best represented by this detail?

"Parallel realms exist in different dimensions. Time travel is like whizzing down a slide."

a) Magic and the Supernatural

b) Imaginative Setting

c) Mythical Creatures

d) Internal rules

a) magic and the supernatural. 

We can't really travel through parallel realms or do any time travel

200

Explain how the setting in chapter 7 causes a problem for Jax and Ma?

Ma and Jax used the transporter to go somewhere but it accidentally sent them back in time to the Mesozoic era where its full of danger.

200

Which detail best supports the idea that Jax is a curious boy?

a) "I take a quick glance at the open box on the table before doing as I'm told." pg 26

b) "Or does she think I'm dumb? I'm not the one keeping secrets and acting shady." pg 27

c) "I clutch the book to my chest with one hand while holding the other out for a mint." pg 25

a) "I take a quick glance at the open box on the table before doing as I'm told." pg 26

200
What does apprentice mean as it is used on page 36?

A helper

200

What was the squirrel trying to do in Ma's apartment?

a) attack Jax and Ma

b) eat a peanut butter sandwich

c) free and feed the dragons

c) free and feed the dragons

review pgs 18-19

300

Which fantasy element is best represented by this detail?

"Here's the deal, Jax. The real deal. The creatures L. Roy sent me aren't lizards -- they're dragons."

a) Magic and the Supernatural

b) Imaginative Setting

c) Mythical Creatures

d) Internal Rules

c) Mythical Creatures

300

Read page 39; what lesson is Ma trying to teach Jax?

"Sometimes you can't let your love show,"

Sometimes you have to do the responsible thing and say no even when you want to say yes.

300

Which detail best shows that Jax is eager to be a part of Ma's life?

a) "As soon as I see the guardhouse, I dash inside and wait for Ma to join me." pg 65

b) "She shoves open the door of the guardhouse, but I grab hold of her ar." pg 65

c) "Mama didn't want to be Ma's apprentice, but maybe I could take her place." pg 67

d) "I'm a quick learner, and I don't mind if things aren't ordinary all the time." pg 68

c) "Mama didn't want to be Ma's apprentice, but maybe I could take her place." pg 67

300

What does tumultuous mean as it is used on pg 43?

a) Grey

b) calm

c) stormy

d) clear

c) stormy

"dark clouds above us look like water swirling down a drain"

300

Why does Jax run away from Ma's apartment?

a) He was afraid of the squirrel

b) he no longer tolerated her mean personality

c) the dragons chased him away

b) he no longer tolerated her mean personality

review pgs 30-31

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