Setting
What is the main setting of The Court?
A. A crowded apartment building
B. A neglected basketball court at Franklin Courts
C. A neighborhood playground
D. A basketball court during a tournament
B. A neglected basketball court at Franklin Courts
How does Micah react when he notices the older boys and broken glass?
A. He becomes cautious and asks to go another way.
B. He becomes curious and walks toward the boys.
C. He becomes angry and argues with Deja.
D. He ignores everything and continues walking.
A. He becomes cautious and asks to go another way.
Which evidence BEST supports the claim that the court is in poor condition?
A. “Music pounds from a car at the curb.”
B. “The fence sags toward the sidewalk.”
C. “Micah grins.”
D. “Families fill the bleachers.”
B. “The fence sags toward the sidewalk.”
Read paragraph 3:
“The place is desolate.”
What does desolate most likely mean?
A. Empty and neglected
B. Busy and crowded
C. Safe and comfortable
D. Bright and colorful
A. Empty and neglected
Which detail from Ana's chapter BEST develops the setting of her neighborhood?
A. Ana watches Kim from her apartment.
B. Ana has lived in the neighborhood for many years.
C. Factories closed and buildings were abandoned.
D. Kim plants lima beans in the lot.
C. Factories closed and buildings were abandoned.
Which detail BEST helps the reader understand that the basketball court is neglected?
A. “A crooked sign at the entrance says FRANKLIN COURTS.”
B. “Three older boys stand near the apartment steps.”
C. “Weeds grow through cracks in the blacktop.”
D. “Micah spots a faded basketball underneath the bleachers.”
C. Weeds grow through cracks in the blacktop.
How is Deja's initial reaction different from Micah's?
A. Deja is more cautious than Micah.
B. Deja is less concerned about their surroundings than Micah.
C. Deja is more interested in the basketball court than Micah.
D. Deja wants to leave Franklin Courts immediately.
B. Deja is less concerned about their surroundings than Micah.
Which evidence BEST supports the claim that Micah is curious?
A. “Micah moves closer to me.”
B. “Can we go the other way?”
C. “Before I can stop him, he squeezes through a hole in the fence.”
D. “Micah grins.”
C. “Before I can stop him, he squeezes through a hole in the fence.”
Read paragraph 6:
“I almost don't recognize it.”
What does recognize mean as it is used in the sentence?
A. To remember or identify something as familiar
B. To learn something for the first time
C. To repair something that has been damaged
D. To carefully examine something
A. To remember or identify something as familiar
How does the condition of the vacant lot influence Leona?
A. It causes her to avoid the lot completely.
B. It motivates her to take action to get the garbage removed.
C. It makes her suspicious of the gardeners.
D. It causes her to begin planting immediately.
B. It motivates her to take action to get the garbage removed.
Which TWO details BEST develop the current setting of the basketball court?
A. “One hoop has no net.”
B. “Micah spots a faded basketball underneath the bleachers.”
C. “The fence sags toward the sidewalk.”
D. “One shows a group of kids standing on this same basketball court.”
E. “Micah points to the people standing behind the players.”
A. “One hoop has no net.”
C. “The fence sags toward the sidewalk.”
Which statement BEST describes Deja's perspective on the court before finding the photographs?
A. She believes the court has an important history.
B. She is curious about why the court was abandoned.
C. She sees it mainly as a run-down place she passes through.
D. She believes the neighborhood should restore the court.
C. She sees it mainly as a run-down place she passes through.
Which TWO details BEST support the claim that the court used to be an active community space?
A. The pavement in the photograph is smooth.
B. Families fill the bleachers.
C. Kids crowd the fence.
D. Both hoops have white nets.
E. The photograph is sealed in a plastic bag.
B. Families fill the bleachers.
C. Kids crowd the fence.
Which detail BEST helps the reader determine the meaning of desolate?
A. “I keep walking toward the basketball court.”
B. “Weeds grow through cracks in the blacktop.”
C. “They're not bothering us.”
D. “Music pounds from a car at the curb.”
B. “Weeds grow through cracks in the blacktop.”
Which TWO statements accurately describe how setting influences Ana and Leona?
A. Ana's experiences in the declining neighborhood contribute to her suspicious reaction to Kim.
B. Leona's experience with the garbage-filled lot motivates her to take action.
C. Ana responds to the neighborhood by trying to have the garbage removed.
D. Leona becomes suspicious when she sees someone digging in the lot.
E. Both characters respond to their environments in exactly the same way.
A. Ana's experiences in the declining neighborhood contribute to her suspicious reaction to Kim.
B. Leona's experience with the garbage-filled lot motivates her to take action.
Which TWO details BEST show the difference between the court in 1998 and the court now?
A. Families once filled the bleachers, but the court is now empty.
B. Micah finds a wooden box underneath the bleachers.
C. The pavement was once smooth, but it is now split by weeds.
D. Deja and Micah walk through Franklin Courts after school.
E. Someone in the old photograph holds a handmade sign.
A. Families once filled the bleachers, but the court is now empty.
C. The pavement was once smooth, but it is now split by weeds.
Which TWO details BEST show that Deja becomes more curious about the court after seeing the photographs?
A. “This place used to look like that?”
B. “They're not bothering us.”
C. “I look closer.”
D. “I follow him, stepping around crushed cans and empty chip bags.”
E. “As we walk home, I turn around once more.”
A. “This place used to look like that?”
C. “I look closer.”
Claim: Finding the photographs causes Deja to think differently about the court.
Which evidence BEST supports this claim?
A. “I almost don't recognize it.”
B. “I had walked past this court almost every day.”
C. “The weeds, broken glass, and crooked hoop are still there.”
D. “But now I know that isn't the whole story.”
D. “But now I know that isn't the whole story.”
Read paragraph 10:
“I had walked past this court almost every day and never thought much about it.”
What does this sentence suggest about Deja's previous perspective of the court?
A. She had carefully studied it for years.
B. She had mostly overlooked its importance.
C. She had always wondered about its history.
D. She had been afraid to walk near it.
B. She had mostly overlooked its importance.
How are Deja and Ana's experiences with their environments different?
A. Deja learns new information that changes how she views the court, while Ana's past experiences influence how she initially interprets what she sees.
B. Deja and Ana both immediately take action to improve their environments.
C. Ana learns about her neighborhood from photographs, while Deja learns by watching Kim.
D. Ana ignores her environment, while Deja is afraid of hers.
A. Deja learns new information that changes how she views the court, while Ana's past experiences influence how she initially interprets what she sees.
Why does the author describe the court both in the present and in the old photograph?
A. To explain why Deja and Micah take the court as a shortcut
B. To show that the court has changed significantly over time
C. To explain where the wooden box came from
D. To show that Deja wants to become a basketball player
B. To show that the court has changed significantly over time
How does Deja's perspective change by the end of the story?
A. She realizes the court has a history she had never considered before.
B. She decides the court is more dangerous than she originally thought.
C. She begins to believe Micah was wrong to enter the court.
D. She decides she wants to restore the court herself.
A. She realizes the court has a history she had never considered before.
Which TWO details provide the STRONGEST evidence that Deja's perspective has changed by the end?
A. She remembers walking past the court almost every day.
B. She looks more closely at the people in the photograph.
C. She notices that the court still has weeds and broken glass.
D. She turns around to look at the court once more as they leave.
E. She realizes that the court's current condition “isn't the whole story.”
D. She turns around to look at the court once more as they leave.
E. She realizes that the court's current condition “isn't the whole story.”
Read paragraph 16:
“But now I know that isn't the whole story.”
What does the whole story mean in this sentence?
A. The story Micah told Deja about the basketball court
B. Everything that has happened and mattered about the court
C. The directions Deja and Micah use to walk home
D. Everything written on the back of the photograph
B. Everything that has happened and mattered about the court
Which TWO statements accurately compare Deja and Leona's responses to their environments?
A. Both characters notice signs that their environments have been neglected.
B. Both characters immediately begin physically improving their environments.
C. Deja's experience changes how she thinks about the court, while Leona's experience motivates her to take action.
D. Deja and Leona both become suspicious of another person because of the setting.
E. Leona learns about the lot's past from photographs, while Deja makes phone calls to have the court cleaned.
A. Both characters notice signs that their environments have been neglected.
C. Deja's experience changes how she thinks about the court, while Leona's experience motivates her to take action.