Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy—Comprehension

What is the setting of the passage? 

• present-day Maine
• coastal town in Maine in 1911
• Boston, Massachusetts in 1911
• present-day Boston, Massachusetts

What happens to Lizzie? 

• She gets lost. 
• She gets into trouble.
• She badly hurts her head on a rock.
• She climbs onto rocks she is not supposed to.

All of the following made the trip on the water difficult except

• night falling
• the choppy waves. 
• trying to keep Lizzie awake.
• worrying about being in trouble.

What did Turner see in the water? 

• dolphins
• fish
• jellyfish
• whales

 Which word best describes Turner at the end of the selection? 

• confident
• content
• helpless
• scared