Patina

What is the setting of text at the start of the chapter?

• At Patina's house

• At church with Ma

• At the newbie's first track meet

• In the past when Patina was playing with her dad

How did Patina feel after her race was done?

• She was excited that she won her event

• She was upset that she did not get first place.

• She was jealous that Ghost won his event but she did not win hers

• She didn't care about the race

What happened to Patina's dad?

• He left his family and moved to a new state

• He got in a car accident.

• He died in his sleep

Which statement BEST describes Patina's relationship with Maddy?

• she thinks of Maddy as an annoying little sister

• she views Maddy as her responsibility

• she spoils Maddy because she feels sorry for her

• she ignores Maddy because the Defenders take too much of her time

What is a theme found in Patina?

• trust

• war

• freedom

• nature

How are Momly and Patina similar?

• their mothers both died due to illness

• they find Uncle Tony to be overbearing

• they both don't like relying on other people

• they find it easy to ask for help and do so often

Patina could be labeled under which genres? (Select 2)

• Sports

• Realistic fiction

• Nonfiction

• Romance

• Novel in Verse

Patina is written in the 1st person point of view.

• true

• false

• sometimes

When we arrived at the park, everyone crashed, rolling onto the track like cars whose tires had just blown out. Patty is using a simile to show:

• how everyone's skin looked like rubber

• how exhausted everyone was from running

• how the team resembled cars in their shiny running gear

• how rolling helped the team stretch out their muscles

What is the meaning of the word 'patina' in English?

• A) A type of metal

• B) A green or brown film on the surface of bronze or similar metals

• C) A type of paint

• D) A kind of fabric