"No Carnations for Ray Fink" Practice

How does Ray feel about his name at the beginning of the story?

• displeased

• joyous

• satisfied

• amused

Which line from the story supports your answer to how Ray feels about his name at the beginning?

• "He was thinking that maybe his problem was his name."

• "Actually the name Ray Fink was kind of famous in town."

• "It suddenly dawned on Ray that his name did not have only two syllables."

• "All afternoon Ray had a terrible feeling."

What does measly mean in the lines "Ray Fink. Seven letters. Two measly syllables"?

• old-fashioned

• small and unimportant

• powerful

• gigantic

Why does Ray eat alone at school?

• He is waiting for Beth to join him.

• He reads poetry during lunchtime.

• He feels he has no friends to sit with.

• He enjoys being by himself.

Which line from the story supports your answer for why Ray eats alone at school?

• "So he tried to look thoughtful, like he was thinking about something so important that he just had to sit by himself."

• "He turned and saw Beth looking at his picture."

• '"Emily Dickinson wrote poetry.'"

• "...he suddenly had no friends."

When Ray finds a poem while emptying pockets at the dry cleaners, you can infer he thinks the poem is

• childish

• boring

• interesting

• annoying

What does Ray do after realizing that his dad will probably forget to respond to the note from Mr. Ross?

• Ray writes a note to Mr. Ross himself.

• Ray reminds his father to call his friend.

• Ray throws the note away.

• Ray asks Beth to respond to Mr. Ross.

What does Ray think he and Mr. Ross have in common?

• They both work at the dry cleaners.

• They both like poetry.

• They both enjoy drawing funny pictures.

• They're both lonely.

In the beginning, Ray feels lonely and thinks he will not find new friends after losing his two best friends.

• rising action

• exposition

• resolution

• climax

Ray finds a note from a sick customer, Mr. Ross, in a coat pocket. He worries that the customer will also feel lonely if no one responds. Ray goes back inside to write a reply to Mr. Ross.

• climax

• falling action

• exposition

• resolution