Poems in the Attic Comprehension Test

This story is told mostly through:

• poems

• songs

• riddles

At what age did mama start writing her poems?

• 6

• 7

• 9

Mama "glued" her memories with words. What does that mean?

• she writes about the memories to make them last

• she glued down the words

• she retold her memories

During what month did they make luminarias?

• November

• July

• December

They rolled down the mound. What does mound mean?

• volcano

• hill

• tunnel

What did her mama get teased for in school?

• collecting rocks

• playing baseball

• collecting bugs

What were in the pictures mama placed on the walls?

• sandcastles

• kayaks and canoes

• planes and trains

What does mama watch in Washington, D.C.?

• Air Force One

• children building snowmen

• silverfish on the beach

What do you think that it means to have a "childhood on wings?'

• she flew in the air like a bird

• she spent a lot of time traveling

• she liked birds

Which of the places in the poems would you like to visit? Why?