Another Place Another Time

At the beginning of the story, why does Gilbert say that he hates time?

• There is never enough time to do the things he wants to do
• He is trying to pick a fight with Emmy and the twins.
• He thinks time is a tyrant that he can't control.
• His father spends a lot of time at work.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

What does the author express with the simile, “the summer roared past like a three-masted schooner before a gale”?

• The summer was very stormy.
• The summer was very eventful.
• Gilbert's father spent the summer at sea.
• The summer passed very quickly.

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What inference can you make about Gilbert's character from his interest in time?

• He is studious.
• He is foolish.
• He is inquisitive.
• He is stubborn.

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TEKS.ELA.7.5C

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TEKS.ELA.8.5C

Why does Gilbert feel that making his father laugh was “like Christmas and his birthday and a day at the beach all rolled into one”?

• Gilbert's father doesn't laugh very often.
• Pleasing his father makes Gilbert very happy.
• Gilbert wants his father to think that he is clever.
• His father will stay at home longer if Gilbert makes him laugh.

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TEKS.ELA.6.7.B. 7.7.B

TEKS.ELA.8.7B

What does the handcar symbolize in the story?

• An escape from the tyranny of time.
• Gilbert's relationship with his father.
• The swift passage of time.
• Rebellion against authority.

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To be marooned in a place is to be?

• abandoned.
• imprisoned.
• surrounded.
• discovered.

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What does it mean to be "penned up"?

• To be put into a cage like an animal
• To have your name on a board that is penned.
• To be stuck in one place when you would like to do something else.

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Who did Gilbert hope to see at the end of the story?

• his mother
• his father
• the twins and Emmy
• the nanny

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Who is the motivating factor in Gilbert's quest?

• His dad

• Albert Einstein

• His sister Emmy

• Mrs. Curie

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character motivations

• needs and desires that drive a character's behavior, thoughts or feelings.

• navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

• The qualities that make up a character's personality

• persuasive speech

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