"Quiet Town" Review

What did people do when they couldn't see the high-water mark on the wall?

• They ignored the mark.

• They asked someone for help.

• They used a ladder to get a better view.

• They estimated the mark's position.

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CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How did Ezze react when Benji tugged on Bev's hand too tightly?

• Ezze laughed

• Ezze cried

• Ezze ignored it

• Ezze got angry

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What did Bev notice about Benji's eyes?

• They were blue.

• They were green.

• They were brown.

• They were hazel.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What did Ezze say about the crab shell Pippa brought home?

• It was beautiful

• It was too small

• It was broken

• It was colorful

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

What sound did Bev hear that she hadn't heard in a long time?

• A train whistle

• A church bell

• A dog's bark

• A car horn

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What did Benji say about Rascal?

• Rascal is very clever.

• Rascal is very lazy.

• Rascal is very friendly.

• Rascal is very noisy.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When Bev offers Ezze a glass of tap water, how does this contribute to the theme? (Paragraphs 28-33)

• It shows that what is happening in the outside world has little effect on people.

• It demonstrates how ignoring changes in the environment could hurt one’s health.

• It illustrates the strong relationships that develop between neighbors in difficult times.

• It introduces the way in which the government has failed to keep the townspeople safe.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which detail best supports the idea that Bev had time to take action to save herself and Benji? (Paragraphs 9-10)

• “Most of those houses were empty now. Just me and Benji, Bev thought.”

• “He held his tennis shoes in one hand, but whatever he’d gotten into, he’d taken them off too late. They were caked with gray mud” (Paragraph 35)

• “The radio warning all those years ago, when Benji was small, had been wrong. ‘Fifty years, they’d said.’” (Paragraph 52)

• “And in the quiet then they could hear it: the water, its thousand narrow fingers, creeping through the dead lawns and over the bleached asphalt.” (Paragraph 74)

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does Bev’s conversation with Gordy contribute to the understanding of the theme? (Paragraphs 46-51)

• It explains how they had ignored and laughed at the warnings.

• It explains how the school became flooded causing the students to leave.

• It explains how cooler temperatures caused the sea level to drop and freeze.

• It explains how there were no options left and the warnings don’t matter.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Initially, what was people’s attitude toward the warning about the sea levels rising?

• Most of the people immediately packed and left the town.

• Most of the people ignored the warning and never left the town.

• Most of the people laughed and joked instead of taking the warning seriously.

• Most of the people took the message seriously and invited scientists to come and speak.