Red Kayak: Chapters 7 & 8

Who was the first to tell Brady that Ben may not end up okay?

• Carl

• Brady's dad

• Mr. DiAngelo

• Craig, the reporter

True or false: Brady set out to be a hero, which is why he rescued Ben.

• True

• False

Who does not speak to Brady when Brady returns to school?

• JT & Digger

• Kate

• JT & Kate

• Lauren & Kate

Who shows up at Brady's school at the beginning of Chapter 8?

• His dad

• Carl

• Mr. DiAngelo

• His mom

Brady's mom tells Brady that -

• Ben has died from his injuries

• Ben is now in a coma

• Ben will be paralyzed because he was in the water so long

• Mrs. DiAngelo's condition is getting worse

When Brady gets home with his mom, he decides that he wants to -

• go find the red kayak and bring it in

• go over to the DiAngelo's house

• visit Mrs. DiAngelo in the hospital

• talk with Carl about Ben's death

At the bottom of the river, Brady is shocked to see -

• the red kayak

• Ben's life jacket

• the oar from the kayak

• his lost cell phone

After hearing that Ben has died, Brady feels -

• guilty that he didn't get to Ben earlier

• like everything is his fault

• sadness and despair because Ben has died

• all of the above are correct

Which of the following quotes proves that Brady's mom is also upset over the news of Ben's death?

• "Mom was harried; in fact, her hair wasn't totally dry, and I realized that she was wearing the purple sweater she only wears to work, but with a pair of jeans, like she was half dressed."

• "She hesitated and starting rubbing her arms to get warm, but then she decided she wasn't going to tell me there, on the front steps of the school, either."

• "Mom's eyes shone. I could see she'd been crying and figured this hurt her, too, because it was a little like when we lost Amanda."

• "It's not your fault. Don't you dare blame yourself. You tried, Brady. You did everything you could."

"I noticed how, nearby, the roots to a big sweet gum tree, exposed by erosion in the riverbank, suddenly looked like a swarm of snakes slithering into the water."

What type of figurative language device is seen in the underlined sentences?

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron