War of the Wall

What causes the initial conflict between the narrator and the painter lady?

• A. her dislike of the town’s food

• B. her choice of who she did and did not include in the mural

• C. her desire to paint the wall that the neighborhood kids like to use

• D. her disrespect towards the neighborhood kids by not speaking to them

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How does the author establish the painter lady as an outsider?

• A. The author stresses that the painter lady is from another country and doesn’t look like the people in town.

• B. The author emphasizes that the painter lady is from out of town and acts differently than people in the community

• C. The author describes how the painter lady tries to connect with the people in the community, but no one responds to her.

• D. The author highlights how much the painter lady dislikes the narrator to show that she is unable to get along with people in town.

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How is the conflict in the story resolved?

• A. The painter lady leaves the community.

• B. The community welcomes the painter lady.

• C. The painter lady’s mural honors the community.

• D. The community realizes they should appreciate each other.

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How does seeing the inscription on the wall affect the narrator?

• A. The narrator realizes that they and the painter share a mutual dislike of Jimmy Lyons.

• B. The narrator realizes that they and the painter share a connection with Jimmy Lyons.

• C. The narrator realizes that they were always right about the painter lady’s disrespect of the wall.

• D. The narrator realizes that, even if the painter did a good deed, she still took away their favorite wall.

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Which statement best expresses a theme of the story?

• A. Adults have a hard time understanding what kids find important.

• B. Excluding others who are different causes us to miss their true value.

• C. Expressing yourself through art is the only way to heal from a tragedy.

• D. Ruining someone else’s hard work is never the way to resolve a conflict.

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