Vocabulary
To tell positively and with certainty and confidence in order to dispel any doubts
Assure
This character's mother left one day without a known reason
Salamanca (Sal)
What mainly does the first paragraph reveal about Phoebe?
A few days after Phoebe and I had seen Mr. Birkway and Mrs. Cadaver whacking away at the rhododendron, I walked home with Phoebe after school. She was as crotchety and sullen as a three-legged mule, and I was not quite sure why. She had been asking me why I had not said anything to my father about Mrs. Cadaver and Mr. Birkway, and I told her that I was waiting for the right time.
A. Phoebe’s favorite animal is a mule.
B. Phoebe has a physical ailment that is bothering her on the home from school.
C. Phoebe is in a wretched mood.
D. Phoebe is deep in thought about Mr. Birkway and Mrs. Cadaver.
C. Phoebe is in a wretched mood
Which of the following inferences is best supported by the text?
A. Sal embraces Mrs. Winterbottom’s warmth since she is missing her own mother.
B. Mrs. Winterbottom burned the brownies on purpose.
C. Phoebe wishes that Sal would not come over to her house.
D. Mrs. Winterbottom wishes that Sal was her daughter instead of Phoebe and Prudence.
A. Sal embraces Mrs. Winterbottom's warmth since she is missing her own mother.
People who read a written text, listen to an oral response or presentation, or watch a performance
Audience
Gloomy; Grumpy
Sullen
This character thinks she blew it at cheerleading tryouts
Prudence
What mainly does the following passage reveal (paragraphs 30-31)?
On and on she went, until Phoebe said, "Cripes, Prudence, in the course of a lifetime, what does it matter?"
At that moment, it was if a switch went off in Mrs. Winterbottom's brain. She put her hand to her mouth and stared out the window. She was invisible to Prudence and Phoebe, though. They did not notice.
A. The Winterbottom sisters are always ganging up on their mother.
B. Mrs. Winterbottom wrote the note that Phoebe has found.
C. Mrs. Winterbottom appears to be deeply affected by the mysterious note.
D. The Winterbottom sisters are concerned with the way their mother is behaving.
C. Mrs. Winterbottom appears to be deeply affected by the mysterious note.
What kind of relationship does Mrs. Winterbottom have with her daughters Prudence and Phoebe?
Mrs. Winterbottom tries to take an interest in her children and care for them. However, the girls are unkind to their mother and do not seem to care about her feelings.
Details that readers use to support their ideas and opinions of a text
Textual Evidence
Plan; a list of things to do
Agenda
This character is Sal's friend and class mate
Phoebe
How do Phoebe and Prudence react to the note that arrives at their door?
Phoebe takes the note to heart, while Prudence ignores it.
What message does Phoebe find on the steps?
"In the course of a lifetime, what does it matter?"
Specific words chosen for precise meaning or to generate an emotional response
Word Choice
Test or trial of skill; usually in a particular sport of performance art
Tryout
Mrs. Winterbottom
How mainly does the arrival of the note add to the development of Sal’s feelings?
A. It makes Sal further contemplate her past actions.
B. It amuses her seeing the way Phoebe and Prudence treat their mother.
C. It distracts her from thinking about her mother.
D. It makes her sympathetic to Prudence’s concerns.
A. It makes Sal further contemplate her past actions
What two moods are present in Mrs. Winterbottom's kitchen
Anger and Sadness
Tone
Irritable; grouchy
Crotchety
Phoebe asks Sal if she would go live with her mother if this character chopped up her father
Mrs. Cadaver
Which of the following best states a theme of the excerpt?
A. It is difficult to perceive the big picture with the people closest to you.
B. The Winterbottom sisters are jealous that Sal does not have to deal with her mother.
C. The mysterious messenger is attempting to divide the Winterbottoms even further.
D. Sal’s father has no reason to be concerned about Mrs. Cadaver.
A. It is difficult to perceive the big picture with the people closest to you.
What did Sal refuse to do the day before her mother left?
Go on a walk with her mother
Precisely and clearly expressed
Explicit