The Golden Windows

21. If the little girl were the narrator, how would the passage MOST LIKELY be different?

• The golden windows would be described in greater detail.

• The truth about the golden windows would be revealed earlier.

• There would be more conversation between the little girl and the little boy.

• There would be more information about the little girl’s thoughts and feelings.

22. In the first paragraph, what does the word shutters mean?

• high fences built to protect houses

• covers that block light from windows

• tools necessary for repairing windows

• new materials used for building houses

23. Read this sentence from the passage.

She led the boy about the farm, and showed him her black calf with the white star on its forehead, and he

told her about his own at home.

What is the MAIN purpose of this sentence?

• to reveal that the girl’s calf is as beautiful as the boy’s

• to demonstrate that the girl’s life is much like the boy’s

• to show how much the boy and girl care for their calves

• to suggest that the boy and girl know each other very well

24. At the beginning of the passage, what is the MOST LIKELY reason the boy is so interested in the windows?

• They look beautiful to him.

• They help him enjoy his work.

• They remind him of distant places.

• They tell him when to go to supper.

25. Read this sentence from Paragraph 5.

Then he scattered the crumbs for the birds, as his mother had taught him to do, and went on his way.

What does the sentence MOST suggest about the boy’s mother?

• She wants to control her son.

• She has more than enough food.

• She wants her son to be generous.

• She likes animals more than humans.

26. In which paragraph does the boy learn he has made a mistake?

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 6

• Paragraph 11

• Paragraph 14

27. Which words BEST describe BOTH families in the passage? Choose three.

• caring

• pleasant

• poor

• wealthy

• humorous

28. The first paragraph of the story serves all of the following purposes EXCEPT -

• introduces the main character

• describes the boy's background

• gives information about the setting

• shows how the two families are connected

• reveals the boy's initial interest in the windows

29. Part A: In paragraph 6, how does the boy MOST LIKELY feel when he sees the house?

• bored

• lonely

• sad

• tired

30. Part B: Which evidence from the text BEST supports the correct answer to Part A?

• After a long time he came to a high green hill;

• ... but it seemed that the shutters were up, for he could not see the golden windows.

• He came up to the house, and then he could well have wept,

• and when he had climbed the hill, there was a the house on the top;