Vocabulary
Content Standards
Continued Standards
100

The suffix -able means "inclined or given to a specified state or action." What does the word adaptable mean?

Inclined to adjust to new circumstances

100

What is the main character, Alice, most concerned about in paragraphs 2-4?

Her physical appearance

100

What is the exposition of the story?

Alice learns to walk and speak again

200

What does the word grimace mean when Alice is trying to o swallow and eat the cake?

She has different taste buds now

200

The flashback in paragraphs 7 help develop the plot by suggesting that Alice will?

Accept her new body slowly

200

What is the rising action of the story?

Mrs. Jarred is interviewed on TV about Gail

300

What does the word prickly mean in the story?

A tingling sensation

300

What does the conversation between Alice and Jenny in paragraphs 8-18 suggest about the difference in their personalities?

Jenny is more sarcastic than Alice

300

What is the climax of the story?

Alice meets Mr. Jarred and they talk

400

What does disquiet mean in this story?

To not give someone peace and make them anxious

400

What is a flashback?

Shows things that happened in that past to help the reader better understand what is happening now

400

What is the resolution of the story?

Mr. Jarred acknowledges that Alice is not his daughter

500

What is the theme of the story?

Identity is not a constant