"Through the Tunnel" Questions and Answers

What is the name of the main character in the story?

• Edward

• John

• Jerry

• Victor

The setting of the story is ____________.

• a hotel

• a mountain

• the city

• a beach

What's Jerry's nationality?

• English

• Fench

• Australian

• Canadian

Jerry's beach is ___________.

• calm

• rocky

• dangerous

• big

The boys Jerry saw at the rocky beach were trying to _____________.

• swim underwater across the rock

• make fun of Jerry

• help Jerry to swim

• eating pizza

Does Jerry have any siblings?

• yes

• no

According to the dialogue in the story, the relationship between Jerry and his mother ___________.

• shows how Jerry is resentful of his mother.

• demonstrates how young boys like to deceive their mothers.

• is a caring relationship

• is fragile and shows signs of tension.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

When Jerry’s mother lets Jerry go to another beach it is because _________.

• she is determined to be neither possessive nor lacking in devotion

• she is determined to be neither possessive nor lacking in devotion.

• she wants time to herself

• she is tired of him pouting to get his own way

Jerry yells out a warning to the boys because ________.

• he wants attention

• he has a nose-bleed

• one of the boys is his friend

• one of the boys has not surfaced

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.3

Jerry wants the swimming goggles because _________.

• he wants to find the octopus in the rocks

• he wants to see the entrance to the tunnel

• he wants to watch where the boys go

• the salt in the water irritates his eyes