Finding Langston
Who does Langston miss?
A. the librarian
B. Aunt Lena
C. his mother
D. his father
C. his mother
When a person meets a NAMESAKE, he or she meets someone who has —
A. a nickname
B. a unique name
C. the same name
D. only a first name
C. the same name
Who is the narrator in a personal narrative story?
Yourself (the person telling it)
Use the word royalty in a sentence properly.
Answers may vary.
Where does the story take place?
A. Miami
B. Chicago
C. Alabama
D. California
B. Chicago
My sister wasn’t feeling well yesterday and was FUSSING all night long.
A. talking
B. running
C. laughing
D. complaining
D. complaining
What are some examples of words that would be used in first person point of view?
I, me, my, mine
Which word is spelled correctly?
A. embroder
B. embroider
C. embroyder
D. enbroider
B. embroider
The librarian asks Langston if he is named after Langston Hughes, the famous —
A. fisherman
B. painter
C. chef
D. poet
D. poet
If your neighbor has to run ERRANDS, he might be —
A. gardening
B. going shopping
C. cooking a meal
D. listening to music
B. going shopping
What is dialogue?
Use the word committee in a sentence properly.
Answers may vary.
Which sentence explains why Langston’s father sends money to people in Alabama?
A. “Wish you could have been named after me.”
B. “A man takes care of his family.”
C. “Ain’t no shame in being from the country.”
D. “Langston be happy to help you with your cart.”
B. “A man takes care of his family.”
If your friends take a SHORTCUT to the library, they take a —
A. more direct route
B. less direct route
C. short break
D. long time
A. more direct route
The reader can tell that a passage was written in the first person
because —
A. any character is telling what happened
B. an unseen person is narrating the story
C. the narrator is describing his own experiences
D. more than one character tells the story
C. the narrator is describing his own experiences
Which word is spelled correctly?
A. leukemia
B. lukemia
C. luekemia
D. lukeemia
A. leukemia
Where do Langston and his father go on their errands?
A. the village hall, the bakery, the ice cream shop
B. the laundromat, the car wash, the shoe store
C. the bank, the post office, the fish market
D. the library, the butcher, the book store
C. the bank, the post office, the fish market
My siblings and I were CRAMPED in the car for 5 hours on the way to our grandparents’ house last summer.
A. exhausted
B. confined
C. excited
D. sick
B. confined
What is the effect of a story being told from the first-person point of view?
A. It describes what a character is thinking and feeling.
B. It illustrates how one character feels about another character.
C. It shows the thoughts, feelings, and actions of the narrator.
D. It allows the reader to know the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
C. It shows the thoughts, feelings, and actions of the narrator.
What does the word FLOUNDER mean?
A type of fish!