Edge Level A Unit 5 Cluster 2 story 1

To be DEFIANT means to:

• act without thinking

• defend personal property

• oppose power or authority

• destroy something by accident

If a person is an INTRUDER, it means the person

• says something that hurts someone else.

• trusts a person who should not be trusted.

• enters a place where he or she should not be.

• takes something that belongs to someone else.

To MOTIVATE means to

• think.

• create.

• divide.

• inspire.

Positive means

• possible.

• favorable.

• comfortable.

• understandable.

Reaction means

• why you think or feel the way you do.

• how you look when you do something.

• what you think or do because of something else.

• what you plan to do or say when you meet someone.

A response means a

• duty.

• reply.

• reason.

• challenge.

Revenge means the act of

• trading places with someone.

• hurting someone who has hurt you.

• running from someone to protect yourself.

• returning something you borrowed from someone.

Violence means physical action that is

• rough and harmful.

• healthy and strong.

• hidden and sneaky.

• quick and surprising.

Which of these is a main theme of the story?

• Courage can overcome fear.

• Silence is often the best reply.

• Bars on the windows can save lives.

• Crime can be stopped with weapons.

Which detail from the story helps MOST to unlock (show) its theme?

• Zo's mother works in a grocery store.

• Zo's father has not visited in three years.

• Zo is surprised by the strength of his own voice.

• Zo is taller than most kids in his neighborhood.