4.5.5: Suffixes, Nowhere Boy Chapters 5 and 6, Note-Taking

Open Ended

Choose one word and, using your knowledge of word parts, define it or use it in a sentence:

- picaresque

- personify

- naturalism

- streetward

Multiple Choice

"Since my cousin wanted to be a news reporter for the local television station, she majored in journalism in college."

Which of the following reflects the best definition of journalism?

• the practice of presenting, writing, or preparing news stories

• the belief that news is the only important form of writing

• a newspaper

• the ability to write down the news

Multiple Choice

"The test subjects were sworn to secrecy until the head of the program decided to declassify the experiment and make the results public."

Which of the following reflects the best definition of declassify?

• to make something important

• to tell a lie

• to make something secret

• to make something no longer a secret

Multiple Choice

Ahmed paid a smuggler to take him to Calais. What happened on his journey?

• The smuggler kidnapped him until Ibrahim could send more money.

• Ahmed was forced to pay the smuggler more money but eventually reached Calais.

• They were caught by the police and Ahmed was sent back to Syria.

• The smuggler demanded more money and Ahmed's watch. Ahmed did not have any more money and would not give him his watch, so he jumped out of the car and ran.

Open Ended

Do you think it was a good idea for Ahmed to hire a smuggler to get him to Calais? Why or why not?

You can start your response with:

I think it was/was not a good idea because . . .

Multiple Choice

What is Inspector Fontaine's connection to the house Max is staying in?

• Inspector Fontaine built the house and sold it to the people Max's family is renting it from.

• Inspector Fontaine's father owns the house.

• Inspector Fontaine's grandfather used to own it.

• Inspector Fontaine just knows the house from being on patrol.

Multiple Select

What clues were provided in Chapter 5 that imply Ahmed may be staying in Max's subcellar?

Choose 3

• the unkempt garden

• the furniture, carpet, and packing boxes

• the fluffy white cat

• the labels on the clothes in the laundry