Comprehension 1
Comprehension 2
Vocabulary
Literary Analysis
Riddle Me This
100
Annie doesn't go to the nursing home because?
What is she says she is sick?
100
Name one feeling Mike and his grandmother share.
What is guilt?
100
Johnny threw himself on the floor _______________, when his mother said no.
What is theatrically?
100
When one thing stands for another is called...
What is symbolism?
100
What month of the year has 28 days in it?
What is all of them?
200
What kind of relationship does Mike and his mother have?
What is very close?
200
Mike listens to the car radio very loudly on the way home because
What is he wants to drown out his thoughts about the visit?
200
She was nervous about her first day at a new school and entered the class _________.
What is tentatively?
200
Character against character, character against society, and character against nature all considered what?
What is conflict?
200
What can you catch but never throw?
What is a cold?
300
Mike's grandmother describes seeing birds and a bird feeder. What does Mike see?
What is a parking lot?
300
Mike does this when he returns home from the nursing home
What is shave off his mustache?
300
like a king or queen
a. conspiratorial b. regal c. sterile d. apparent
e. chronic f. therapy g. glinting h. lucid
What is regally?
300
Define theme
What are (any of the following):
300
What building has the most stories?
What is a library?
400
Who does the main character's grandmother mistake him for?
What is his grandfather?
400
Name two reasons Mike's grandmother mistakes him for her husband.
What is because of
his mustache
he resembles his grandfather - tall and thin, OR
looks like his mother's family?
400
clearheaded
What is lucid?
400
Name one internal conflict Mike has.
What is Mike's guilt?
400
Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
What is incorrectly?
500
Mike tells his mother this about the visit with his grandmother
What is Nana looked great and seemed happy?
500
Mike learns something from his visit with his grandmother. What is it?
What is his grandparents had a troubled relationship?
Or his grandmother had a complicated life?
Or his grandmother had memories he was not aware of?
500
suggesting a secret plot
a. conspiratorial b. regal c. sterile d. apparent
e. chronic f. therapy g. glinting h. lucid
What is conspiratorial?
500
Name one different thing Mike's moustache could symbolize in the story?
What is strength? Manhood? Maturity? Adulthood? Growing up?
500
Where is the only place where today comes before yesterday?
What is a dictionary?