Circus Mirandus

What did the the Man Who Bends Light promise to Ephraim when he was a boy?

• a miracle
• a cure
• money
• a ticket to the circus

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did Micah think Aunt Gertrudis was on the inside?

• chocolate cake
• black tea
• cough syrup
• warm sweaters

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

Why did Aunt Gertrudis come to stay with Ephraim and Micah?

• Grandpa Ephraim was sick.
• She needed a place to stay.
• She wanted to visit the circus.
• She wanted to see Micah.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was Micah surprised to learn about Circus Mirandus?

• that it was in town
• that Jenny had been there with her family
• that it was new
• that it was real

What kind of animal is Chintzy the messenger?

• elephant
• parrot
• monkey
• mockingbird

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

When Ephraim was a boy, what did he do when he was supposed to be at school?

• help his mother at her job
• sail his little boat in the ocean
• go to the beach
• stay home and read

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Where was Ephraim when he saw the circus for the first time?

• the library
• the fairgrounds
• school
• the beach

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was Ephraim's father's name?

• Azariah
• Obadiah
• Ezekial
• Balthasar

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What is a quipu?

• a dreamcatcher
• a series of knots
• a doll made out of straw
• a special photograph

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What was an ancient Incan quipa used for?

• watering crops
• playing a game
• cooking food
• record keeping

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5