Chapter 1 Review

Select a synonym for the word specialty.

• boring
• terrible
• talent
• job

What does the word interrupted mean?

• changed
• helped
• reviewed
• stopped

Select a synonym for the word collapsed.

• fell
• grew
• strong
• jumped

What does the word disturbing mean?

• bothering
• entertaining
• following
• helping

What does the word wobbled mean?

• ran quickly
• crawled slowly
• rolled
• walked unsteadily

The story is told from the point of view of

• Louis
• Mrs. Jewls
• A first-person narrator
• A third-person narrator

Louis goes to Mrs. Jewls' classroom by

• riding the elevator
• climbing up the stairs
• going down a long hallway
• walking across the schoolyard

How does the use of irony affect the passage?

• It makes the reader sad
• It adds humor and surprise
• It makes the passage predictable
• It makes the reader feel sorry for the students

How does Mrs. Jewls solve the problem of letting Louis into the classroom?

• She holds a spelling bee
• She opens the door for Louis herself
• She chooses her best student to open the door
• She flips a coin to decide who will open the door

Which of the following is a clue that helps the reader determine the passage's point of view?

• The use of quotation marks
• The use of indented paragraphs
• The use of pronouns such as I and We
• The use of pronouns such as she and he