This flexible-use quiz is designed for reading comprehension assessment and activity needs in classroom, home-schooling and other settings. Questions connect to the text’s plot, characters, and themes — and align with the content and chapter organization in the rest of this study guide. Use quizzes as pre-reading hooks, reading checks, discussion starters, entrance/exit “tickets,” small group activities, writing activities, and lessons on finding evidence and support in a text.

Depth of Knowledge Levels: Questions require respondents to demonstrate ability to: 

1. Recall and Understand Content (e.g., who, what, where, when) 
2. Apply and Analyze Ideas (e.g., how and why)

1. What does Ma give Dèja as a gift for the first day of school?

A) a pink backpack

B) a green pencil case

C) a blue notebook

D) Aa pink ribbon

2. Why doesn’t Dèja want to write an essay about what she did over summer break? (short answer)

3. What does the new curriculum that Miss Garcia talks about focus on?

A) critical thinking

B) the idea that history is alive

C) summer vacation

D) an important week

4. What is the most likely reason that Dèja sits with Leda and Ray outside after she picks them up from daycare?

A) They aren’t allowed inside Avalon without a parent.

B) Dèja doesn’t want to be around Pop if he isn’t feeling well.

C) Ma told them to wait outside.

D) Ray wants to stay outside and play with the other boys.