Wait Till Helen Comes Chapters 1-8

What happened to Heather's mother?

• Died of cancer
• Divorced her dad
• Died in a fire
• Moved away

Define "Persisted"

• stopped
• continued firmly
• joked
• hated

What does Michael collect?

• books
• cars
• poetry
• insects

What does exasperated mean?

• excited/happy
• lazy
• playful
• tired/irritated

Molly and her family moved to a house that used to be ________

• a cemetery
• a church
• a castle
• a farm

"She even tore up a family of paper dolls I made for her. . . .she dropped them disdainfully in the trash can. . .
Disdainfully means_______

• rudely, in a hateful manner
• calmly or quietly
• aggressively or loudly
• without expression

How does Heather feel about Holly, Michael, and their mom?

• hates them
• loves them
• only likes her step mom
• only likes Holly and Michael

If you amble around, you are

• moving quickly around
• joking around
• turning around
• moving slowly around

Mr. Simmons has the job of

• burying the bodies
• keeping the cemetery grounds
• watching the kids
• building the church addition

Who finds the grave for H.E.H?

• Holly
• Heather
• Mr. Simmons
• Michael