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Thank You, Mr. Falker
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Thank You, Mr. Falker Quiz
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1) What couldn't Trisha do as well as the other first graders?
Write.
Draw pictures.
Play basketball.
Read.
2) Trisha's grandma said that stars were holes in the sky. What shone through?
The colors of the rainbow.
Sunlight.
Moonlight.
The light of heaven.
3) At Trisha's new school in California, what did the children call her? Why?
Dumb; She couldn't draw well.
Dumb; She couldn't read.
Pretty; She had nice clothes.
Smart; She could read better than the others.
4) What was the name of Trisha's fifth grade teacher?
Mr. Falker
Mrs. Polacco
Mr. Tush
Ms. Lee
5) Why did Trisha hide from Eric and the other children?
They liked to play hide-and-seek.
She didn't like to eat lunch with others.
She liked to hide from the boys.
They teased her.
6) What did Mr. Falker promise Trisha?
That she could help erase blackboards every day.
That he would eat lunch with her.
That she would learn to draw better.
That she would learn to read.
7) Who helped Mr. Falker teach Trisha to read?
Eric and the other children.
Trisha's teacher back in Michigan.
Miss Plessy
Trisha's brother.
8) What did the tradition of pouring honey on a book represent?
The difficulty in reading.
The importance of learning to cook.
The importance of being kind.
The importance of chasing knowledge through books!
9) When Trisha learned to read, what happened?
She and Eric became friends.
Mr. Falker didn't let her erase the boards anymore.
She couldn't draw well anymore.
She learned to love school.
10) Who does the character Trisha represent?
Patricia's daughter, Traci.
Mr. Falker's daughter.
Patricia Polacco
Miss Plessy
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