Too Many Pumpkins By Linda White

Why did Rebecca Estelle hate pumpkins so terribly?

• A truck dumped a big load in her front yard.

• She had eaten too many pumpkins when she was young.

• They always grew around her childhood home.

• She had been injured by a pumpkin when she was a little girl.

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Who is Esmeralda?

• Rebecca Estelle's childhood friend

• Rebecca Estelle's neighbor

• The driver of the pumpkin truck

• Rebecca Estelle's cat

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What happened when the old truck rumbled past Rebecca Estelle's home?

• It wrecked scattering pumpkins everywhere.

• A pumpkin rolled off and splattered in Rebecca's yard.

• The driver tried to sell her a pumpkin.

• Rebecca smiled and waved as it went by.

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Which of the following words could NOT be used to describe Rebecca Estelle?

• hardworking

• generous

• determined

• selfish

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Which of the following is a NOT a way Rebecca Estelle tried to solve her problem.

• She ignored the splattered pumpkin and covered it with dirt.

• She dug up the pumpkin vines.

• She burned the pumpkins.

• She made things out of the pumpkins and gave them away.

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True or False

Rebecca Estelle learned to like pumpkins again.

• True

• False

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Which of the following details prove the idea that Rebecca Estelle enjoyed sharing the pumpkins with the people in her town.

• Everyone in town came to see the jack-o-lanterns.

• Pumpkin dishes spilled out of every cupboard and drawer.

• Everyone liked the apple cider and pumpkin treats.

• Rebecca Estelle saved some seeds to do it all again next year.

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What made people come to Rebecca Estelle's house?

• She sent invitations to everyone in town.

• She called her friends and family to invite them.

• They saw the lights of the jack-o-lanterns from the end of the road.

• She put up fliers all around town.

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What caused Rebecca Estelle to have too many pumpkins?

• She planted too many seeds.

• A pumpkin fell from a truck in her yard.

• The town's people gave them to her.

• Esmeralda asked her to plant them.

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What caused Rebecca Estelle to discover the pumpkins all over her yard?

• She saw them when she went out to rake the leaves from the Black Walnut Tree.

• She found Esmeralda hiding behind them.

• She heard a truck bring them to her.

• She saw from her kitchen window when she was doing dishes.

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