Dragons in a Bag

What genre is "Dragons in a Bag"?

• Fiction - Fantasy

• Fiction - Realistic

• Nonfiction - Biography

• Poetry

Choose a sentence from the early chapters that shows evidence of the genre.

• Mama's biting her lip and tapping her toes nervously. She presses the doorbell again, letting it ring longer this time.

• I sift through the facts in my head and say, "Africa's a continent. There are more countries in Africa then there are states in the Union. Madagascar's in southern Africa, off the coast of Mozambique."

• Squirrels are harmless, but this particular one seems determined to open the window. She reaches her paws under the edge and her sharp claws scratch against the metal frame. "Want to come in?" I ask even though I know she can't understand me. But to my surprise, the squirrel stops reaching under the window and nods at me!

Ma has a package that was sent from:

• London

• Madagascar

• Israel

• San Salvadore

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When they use the transporter and go to the magical realm, Ma asks Jaxon to retrieve a special stone. What is it?

• a nugget of gold

• a piece of silver

• a quartz crystal

• a rare diamond

Trub is an expert at _____________________________ .

• navigating dimensions

• bird watching

• raising dragons

• making hamburgers

Which of Jaxon’s friends has “sticky fingers?”

• Kavita

• Vik

• Ma

• L. Roy Jenkins

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Jaxon wants to be Ma’s ____________________________.

• son

• grandson

• apprentice

• dragon tamer

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3