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In Our Mother's House
Someone for Mr. Sussmann
For the Love of Autumn
The Lemonade Club
Ginger and Petunia
Something About Hensley's
Rotten Richie and the Ultimate Dare
Emma Kate
The Graves Family Goes Camping
Mommies Say Shhh!
An Orange for Frankie
John Philip Duck
Oh Look!
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"G" is for Goat
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When Lightning Comes in a Jar
Mr. Lincoln's Way
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Thank You, Mr. Falker
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I Can Hear the Sun: A Modern Myth
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My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother
Pink and Say
Tikvah Means Hope
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The Bee Tree
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Mrs. Katz and Tush
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Just Plain Fancy
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Thunder Cake
The Keeping Quilt
Casey at the Bat
Rechenka's Eggs
Meteor!
Pink and Say Quiz
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1) What happened to Sheldon that made his leg burn, and prevented him from moving?
He had the chicken pocks.
He fell off his bike and scraped his knee.
He was tired from walking.
A lead ball was lodged above his knee.
2) Who saved Sheldon and carried him home?
Pinkus' momma.
One of the marauders.
Sheldon's daughter, Rosa.
Pinkus Aylee
3) When Sheldon asked if he was in heaven, where was he really?
He was in his own home.
He was at Pinkus' home.
He was at a hospital.
He was at the movies with Pinkus.
4) What company did Pinkus fight with?
Forty-Eighth Colored
Thirty-Sixth Colored
He fought in Sheldon's company.
Pinkus never fought in the war.
5) What was Pinkus' mother's name?
Mrs. Polacco
Marie May
Rosa Bay
Moe Moe Bay
6) What were the boys' nicknames?
Pinkus and Aylee
Pink and Shel
The boys did not have nicknames.
Pink and Say
7) Who gave Pinkus the last name of Aylee?
Sheldon
Moe Moe Bay
His master.
His father, Kaylo.
8) When Moe Moe spoke of paper talking, what was she referring to?
Writing
Television
Radio
Reading
9) Why did Pinkus want to touch Sheldon's hand?
He liked to shake hands with everyone.
He believed Sheldon had magical powers.
He always wanted to remember the moment.
Because Sheldon shook President Lincoln's hand.
10) What did Pinkus call slavery?
Disease
Pinkus never spoke of slavery.
The Sickness
Grownup Talk
11) Why did Sheldon feel he was a coward?
He didn't like climbing trees.
He was scared of spiders.
He didn't like to go on roller coasters.
He ran away from his unit.
12) What happened to Moe Moe Bay?
She grew very ill.
She went to fight with the boys.
She was killed by marauders.
She was stung by a bee.
13) What happened to the boys after they left Pinkus' home?
They got lost.
They grew very hungry.
They walked all the way to Sheldon's home.
They were taken prisoners of the Confederate Army.
14) When the boys were separated, what did they do?
They hugged for a long time.
They agreed to meet later for dinner.
They went their separate ways, and didn't look back.
Touch hands one last time.
15) What does Patricia Polacco ask the reader to do, at the end of the story?
Share the book with a friend.
Say Pinkus Aylee out loud and vow to always remember him.
Write a book report about Pinkus.
Take the quiz.
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