The Wall by Eve Bunting

Why were the little boy and his father at this memorial?

• looking for a name engraved on the wall

• they were on a school field trip

• the father had designed the memorial

How does the young boy describe the wall?

• tall and white

• black and shiny

• dirty and gray

There were many items left at the wall. Check ALL the items mentioned in the story that were seen by the young boy.

• small flags

• flowers

• letters

• stuffed animals - like Teddy bears

How are the names listed on the memorial?

• by which state they were from

• alphabetically

• by the year the soldier was killed

What does the father do when he finds his father's name on the wall?

• makes a rubbing of the name using a piece of paper and pencil

• takes a picture of his father's name

• tapes a letter to the wall by his father's name

What does the young boy's father decide to leave at the memorial?

• a small American flag

• a letter

• a picture of the young boy

How many names are engraved on the wall?

• 58,000+

• 100,000

• less than 20,000

This memorial was created to honor men and women killed or missing in action from which war?

• Civil War

• World War II

• Vietnam War