Something Upstairs Ch. 2

The following morning, Kenny can't believe what he had just seen. What does he ask his parents that morning?

• "Do you believe in ghosts?"

• "I'm bored. What can I do this summer?"

• "I want to move back to California!"

• "Where is the pool located?"

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

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CCSS.RL.3.1

Using his scrapbook, what is the date of the first resident in the home?

• 1849

• 1636

• 1789

• 1988

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At the Ives Street Branch Library, Kenny located a few books about Providence.

He discovered all of the following EXCEPT ​ :​ (a)  

• The city has a large history
• Learned who the founder of Providence was
• Providence fought with English king to colonize
• First big American war was with the Indians
• Burning of the Gaspee ship
• Providence was the first city to be colonized

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CCSS.RI.1.4

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What kind of library did Kenny go to to find information about his home?

• Resource

• Historical

• Public

• Private

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

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CCSS.RL.7.2

Oddly, the Resident Historian already knew he was coming. What is his name on the name plate?

• Mr. Mike Myers

• Mr. Jerry Blaisdel

• Mr. Pardon Willinghast

• Mr. Roger Williams

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

As Kenny heads home, he needs more information on the stain.

Where does he take it to get tested?

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CCSS.RI.1.1

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Kenny's dad said he "Doesn't believe in ghosts," but did say all of the following EXCEPT:

• Ghosts only appear to children

• They haunt places where something awful happened

• When something unhappy occurred there like a death

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What time did Kenny set his alarm for that night?

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CCSS.RI.2.1

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CCSS.RL.1.1

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CCSS.RL.3.1

What connection did Kenny make when looking at the list of names of people

who had lived on his plot of land?

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CCSS.RI.5.1

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CCSS.RL.6.1

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