Poems in the Attic

Who is the author is this text?

• Mr. Smyth

• Nikki Grimes

• Jonathan Franzen

• Elizabeth Zunon

Where did the girl find the poems written by her mother?

• In her mom's drawer.

• In box under her mom's bed.

• In her grandma's attic.

• In her mom's briefcase.

Why does the girl's mom write poems?

• because she wants to become an author

• because she wants to remember special times

• because she wants to read them to her friends

• because she wants to tell facts about her hometown

In the poem titled "Who is She?" the girl talks about her mother doing what?

• making a snowman

• missing her dad

• reading books and taking naps

• making a mess and giggling like a kid

The story says that the girl’s mother had a childhood on wings. Why  does the author use these words to tell about the mother’s childhood?

• She lived in many different places.

• She was busy most of the time.

• She enjoyed learning about airplanes.

• She was always dreaming about things.

What does the girl's mother do in Cherry Point, North Carolina?

• plays in snow

• looks for slim fish

• gathered bruises and sharks teeth

• goes swimming in a pond

Why are some of the poems in italics?

• to show they are very old

• to show that they are very important

• to show that the girl's mother wrote them

• to show that the girl's mother liked them best

How are the girl's and Mom's situations the same?

• they are both bored

• they are both away from their parents

• they are both in school

• they are both watching movies and reading books

What happens at the end of the story?

• The girls makes a book of poems for her mom.

• The girls gets a new books.

• The girl reads poems to her mother.

• The girl throws away all of the old poems.

What is this story mostly about?

• a girl who learns to write poems

• a girl who learns about her mother's life through poems

• a girl who wants to move to another place.

• a girl who wishes to travel around the world