Comprehension 1
Comprehension 2
Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Written Response
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The narrator and her mother go to homes because they want people to
What is a. pay all their bills b. buy their cleaning services c. know how to find dust mites d. learn to organize their homes
100
The narrator's mother shows keen intelligence by
What is a. selling her products door to door b. hiring her daughter to work for her c. accepting a job with Mrs. Leonardo d. scaring customers with the word "army"
100
something that is miniscule is very
What is a heavy b. small c. dull d. old
100
What does minuscule mean?
What is a. rather late b. very small c. terribly dirty d. horribly mean
100
What emotion does the mother use ot get people to want cleaner houses? Use a detail from the story
What is She uses the scare tactic. She shows pictures of dust mites in people's homes and uses the word "army" to make it more threatening
200
The narrator expereinces an external conflict with her school work and her job because she
What is a. dislikes both b. lacks time for both c. wants to quit school d. cleans teachers' homes
200
What internal conflict does the narrator have on the first day she is to go to mrs. Leonardo's home?
What is a. she dreads hearing Mrs. Leonardo complain b. her brother says that he will help, and she argues because he is acting sick c. she needs to finish a report for school d. her mother wants her to clean, but she would rather give cleaning presentations
200
Vileness means
What is a. sadness b. kindness c. cleverness d. unpleasantness
200
Vileness means
What is a. darkness b. depression c. unhappiness d. unpleasantness
200
Name one reason for the narrator's being mean to her brother
What is She has to do his work for him; he is always getting out of the work because he always gets sick
300
Which words tells you the sequence of Benjamin's actions? "Then he gets dizzy and has to sit down; lying down comes moments later after his face gets a little pale."
What is a. "gets dizzy" b. "lying down" c. "moments later" d. "a little place"
300
Which words in this excerts tell you that the narrator is going to interrupt the sequence of events with a flashback? "Between you and me, I feel that listening to complaining and busting dust shoudl earn thirty-five dollars per hour. But, I'm remembering being in our attic after my dad died."
What is a. "Between you and me" b. "should earn" c. "I'm remembering" d. "after my dad died"
300
What does dingy mean?
What is a. sick b. busy c. dirty d. spoiled
300
Propriety is the
What is a success of a person b. acceptance of defeat c. quality of being proper d. creation of new busniess
300
How does the narrator feel about working for Clean Sweep? Give two examples from the story
What is 1. She doesn't want to work, but she knows that she has responsibilities to her family. 2. She would rather be doing other things like a normal teenager. 3. The narrator has a hard time finding time for both school and Clean Sweep
400
The narrator thinks that Mrs. Leonardo is mean because Mrs. Leonardo
What is a. lost her husband very recently b. lives in a house that is too messy c. thinks that the cleaning service is expensive d. believes that others are rude and without manners
400
The narrator says that it is impossible for Mrs. Leonardo to cry because the narrator believes that
What is a. people almost never cry over memories b. women lose the ability to cry as they age c. Mrs. Leonardo is mean and without feelings d. Mrs. Leonardo is too old to remember losses
400
Propriety means
What is a. the quality of being proper b. the easiest way to clean c. a way to find success d. a type of good luck
400
What is an aberration?
What is a. an abnormal alteration b. an interesting sight c. a cranky response d. a curious find
400
Describe the narrator's internal conflict when she realizes the difficulty Mrs. Leonardo is having cleaning out the attic.
What is One one hand she just wants to get the job done and clean the attic. On the other hand, Katie remembers her own difficulty when she went through her dad's things and couldn't bring herself to throw out his essays.
500
What prompts Mrs. Leonardo to think of her sister?
What is a. Mrs. Leonardo finds an old book b. The narrator finds an old table cloth c. Mrs. leonardo's sister write a letter d. Benjamin reads "The Naughty Little Frog"
500
Mrs. Leonardo sruprises the narrator when the woman unexpectedly
What is a. orders the narrator to get the old tablecloth b. agrees to throw away items in the attic c. asks the narrator to stay for dinner d. pays for the cleaning service
500
What is turmoil?
What is a. a time of change b. the way to mourn c. the rules of respect d. a state of confusion
500
Turmoil is the state of
What is a. unexpected loss b. extreme confusion c. constant resistance d. heightened awareness
500
What do you think helped Mrs. Leonard more: finding the old book, or the narrator's suggestion that mrs. Leonardo call her sister? Use details to support.
What is 1. The book may have brought back good memories of Mrs. Leonardo's childhood or relationship with her sister and mother. She may have wanted to rekindle those feelings by reaching out to her sister. 2. Katie's suggestion to call her sister may have sparked Mrs. Leonardo's decision to call her sister. She may have seen Katie and Ben's relationship and it brought back the good times. 3. Katie's suggestion was the kind of support Mrs. Leonardo may have needed to take the first step in reaching out to her sister.
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