Sweet Potato Pie - Higher Comprehension

____ was seen as the head of the household.

Buddy was the only one in school because ___

• The other children hated school

• They weren't allowed to go to school because of segregation

• The other children had to work the fields

• The parents didn't believe in school

The family was poor because the parents were ___

Buddy referring to his mother as "gaunt" means she was ____

• old

• mean

• ugly

• skinny and rundown

Which one of these things would be considered "ubiquitous"?

• A white rhinocerous

• McDonalds

• Honesty

• Kmart

Name the siblings in Buddy's family, oldest to youngest.

• Alberta

• Lil

• Jamie

• Buddy

• Charley

How many members of Buddy's family were still alive at the end of the story?

• 7

• 5

• 4

• 3

Buddy's graduation was the apex for the family because ___

• It was the moment all their lives changed

• It was the highest moment of pride

• It was something they had all done

• It meant they were going to have more money

Charley's sacrifice was ___

• giving up art school for Buddy

• paying for Buddy's college education

• getting a job to pay his family's bills

• giving up his childhood to take care of his siblings

Charley refused to let Buddy carry the pie because ___

• Buddy had become "somebody" and it wouldn't be proper

• He didn't want Buddy to get grease on his clothes

• He wanted to pie for himself

• Buddy was going to prank him