What sport does Jesse's relatives like to play on Watermelon Day?
a. apple bobbing
b. softball
c. football
d. soccer
Softball
100
The summer started getting so hot that Jesse had to start wearing shoes. Why did she need to wear shoes?
The sand was so hot it would blister her feet.
100
What sounds did the watermelon make when it began to open?
a. Craaack!!!, Splittt!!!, and Poppp!!!
b. Snap!!!, Crackle!!!, and Poppp!!!
c. Zip!!!, Zap!!!, and Shazam!!!
Craaack!!!, Splittt!!!, and Poppp!!!
100
What is the genre of this story?
a. poem
b. fantasy
c. realistic fiction
d. informational text
Realistic Fiction
200
cozy
snug
200
Where does Pappy put the watermelon after he cuts it off the vine?
a. under the tree
b. in the cold lake
c. in the refrigerator
d. in the tractor
He puts it in cold, cold water.
200
At what time of the year did Jesse first find her watermelon?
a. end of winter
b. beginning of summer
c. end of summer
d. end of fall
Early summer
200
What happened everytime Jesse would think about her watermelon?
a. her mouth would water
b. she would cry
c. she would frown
d. she would run out to the garden
her mouth watered
200
What does Jesse do with her watermelon seeds?
Spit them into the sky
300
going down on one's knees
knelt
300
What kind of ice cream does Jesse's Mama make?
a. chocolate ice cream
b. vanilla ice cream
c. strawberry ice cream
d. peach ice cream
Peach ice cream
300
How big is Jesse's watermelon the first time she finds it?
a. a little bit smaller than her fist
b. bigger than her fist
c. smaller than all the other watermelons
d. enormous
not as big as her fist, but is was bigger than the others
300
Jesse waited and waited all day. She said the day stretched and stretched like what?
a lazy ol' cat
300
What time of the day is the watermelon readyto be eaten?
a. early afternoon
b. evening
c. morning
d. late at night
evening
400
had many small folds
wrinkled
400
What are 2 activities Jesse's relitives like to do durring Watermelon Day?
apple-bobbing, relay races, play softball, listen to Uncle Ike play the banjo
400
What part of the watermelon does Jesse put her ear on?
a. the leaves
b. the dark green rind
c. the black zig-zag side
d. the vine
its dark green rind (Skin of the watermelon)
400
Pappy put the watermelon in the lake beneathe the shade of the willow tree. Why?
The water in the shade is colder.
400
What are two songs that Uncle Ike played on his banjo durring Watermelon Day?
a. "Turkey in the Grass" and "Sun and Moons Forever"
b. "Cow in the Lake" and "Home on the Range"
c. "Turkey in the Straw" and "Stars and Stripes Forever
d. "Let It Go" and "Shake It Up"
"Turkey in the Straw" and "Stars and Stripes Forever"
500
shone or sparkled
shimmered
500
Who plays the banjo?
a. Uncle Tim
b. Pappy
c. Uncle Ike
d. Jesse
Uncle Ike
500
When Jesse patted her watermelon it made a dull sound. What did this remind Jesse of?
Pappy's boots when he dropped them on the front porch.
500
What type of soil do watermelons grow in?
a. grass
b. sand
c. wood chips
d. Georgia red clay dirt
Sandy soil.
500
What does Jessed keep asking Pappy during Watermelon
Day?
a. How much longer?
b. Where is my watermelon?
c. Is my watermelon pretty?
d. Pappy, can I go to sleep now?