Exploring Chapter 33 of Out of My Mind

What are some of the challenges the narrator faces in fifth grade?

• Playing sports

• Homework and fitting in

• Learning a new language

• Traveling

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What metaphor does the narrator use to describe her confusion about fitting in?

• A maze without an exit

• A map without directions

• A puzzle without the box picture

• A book with missing pages

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How does the family, including Butterscotch, treat Penny after she returns from the hospital?

• They send her to a relative's house

• They ignore her

• They take her on a vacation

• They spoil her with attention and gifts

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What project is the narrator working on?

• A science experiment

• A history report

• An autobiography project

• A math assignment

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What does the narrator use to help her with the autobiography project?

• A voice recorder

• A notebook

• A computer

• A typewriter

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How does the narrator describe the words she knows?

• As distant memories

• As confusing puzzles

• As sweet liquid gifts

• As heavy burdens

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What did the narrator's parents do to help her absorb words?

• They sang and talked to her constantly

• They took her to speech therapy

• They showed her pictures

• They read books to her

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At what age did the narrator start to understand words?

• At birth

• At ten years old

• By the time she was two

• At five years old

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Despite understanding words, what has the narrator never done?

• Written a book

• Spoken a single word

• Traveled abroad

• Played a musical instrument

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How old is the narrator at the time of this reflection?

• Twelve years old

• Ten years old

• Nine years old

• Almost eleven years old

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