Refugee Boy Chapters 8 - 11

What did Alem like about the Fitzgerald's home?

• It had lots of books

• It had a television

• It was warm

• There were lots of biscuits

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

How long did Mariam tell Alem he would be staying with the Fitzgeralds?

• A few weeks

• A few months

• Until he was 16

• She didn't know

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

What was Alem keen to do once he got settled at the Fitzgerald's?

• Go to the cinema

• Use the computer

• Watch the television

• Go to school

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Why didn't Ruth and Alem get along?

• There was a big age difference between them

• Ruth didn't like Alem

• Alem couldn't speak English

• They didn't have anything in common

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What did Ruth think about her old school, Great Milford?

• She loved it!

• She hated it

• She thought it offered an excellent education

• She didn't have much to say about it

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why didn't Alem finish any of the books he was reading?

• He was too lazy

• He didn't enjoy any of them

• He wanted to learn and he started too many

• He hated reading

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

How did Alem feel about starting school?

• He was dreading it

• He was excited

• He wanted to run away

• He did not want to go

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What did the headmaster talk about in the first assembly that Alem went to?

• Boys bringing knives into school

• Boys needing to make more effort with their learning

• Boys not completing their homework

• Boys entering the Cultural Olympiad

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

What happened to Alem during his first lesson?

• He couldn't understand the teacher

• He got all the answers correct

• He didn't understand any of the work

• He got knocked over by another boy

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Which book by Charles Dickens were Alem's class reading?

• Oliver Twist

• Hard Times

• Great Expectations

• Bleak House

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6