The Night Journey Quiz
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- 1.This story is told from the third-person point of view. Which of these is an example of the third-person?
- A.
From my bed I could see the samovar.
- B.
I used to pretend it was a good soldier.
- C.
"All right," she replied flatly.
- 2.What was Sashie afraid of at first?
- A.
Inhaling a chicken feather
- B.
Getting pecked by chickens
- C.
Losing the brass samovar
- 3.Where does Nana Sashie decide to keep the samovar?
- A.
She decides to keep it in her bedroom.
- B.
She decides to keep it in the kitchen.
- C.
She decides to keep it in the living room.
- 4.How did Joe plan to escape with his family?
- A.
Joe planned to escape by running with his family to the neighboring country.
- B.
Joe planned to escape by hiding his family in a wagon filled with chicken coops.
- C.
Joe planned to escape by hiding in the attic of a neighbor's house.
- 5.How did Sashie keep Louie quiet?
- A.
Sashie kept Louie quiet by threatening to spank him.
- B.
Sashie kept Louie quiet by singing to him softly.
- C.
Sashie kept Louie quiet by giving him sugar sticks.
- 6.What was Ida's "strange prayer"?
- A.
Ida's strange prayer was that Louie would grow old enough to have rotten teeth.
- B.
Ida's strange prayer was that Louie would grow old enough to become bald.
- C.
Ida's strange prayer was that Louie would grow old enough to have 13 children.
- 7.How did Sashie entertain Louie?
- A.
She made up stories about the chickens in the coop.
- B.
She drew tiny faces on her thumb and index finger so she could do a puppet show.
- C.
She told him stories about how they would live in their new land.
- 8.How does Wolf prevent Sashie's family from being discovered by the commander?
- A.
He suggests that the commander ride with them for the rest of the way.
- B.
He gives the commander money so he'll stop searching.
- C.
He suggest that the commander take the "plumpster" chickens instead of taking the chicken coops.
- 9.Her father called Sashie "Sashela" in order to
- A.
Make her keep quiet
- B.
Help her overcome her fear
- C.
Show he was afraid also
- 10.Why does Wolf call the chickens "scratchers?"
- A.
Because their claws always need trimming
- B.
Because they scratch themselves a lot
- C.
Because they scratch for their food
- 11.Rache's father gives the family a samovar. What is a samovar?
- A.
A small stove for warming food
- B.
A metal container used for heating tea
- C.
A platter for serving fresh fish
- 12.The nursery rhymes delivered by Sashie and her father averted a near tantrum A tantrum is
- A.
A lucky sign
- B.
A big surprise
- C.
A crying fit
- 13.The soldiers in the story are part of an imperial regiment. What does imperial mean?
- A.
Belonging to a ruler
- B.
Part of a secret plan
- C.
Like a sports team
- 14.What is a regiment?
- A.
A diet for the rich
- B.
A group of soldiers
- C.
A team of athletes
- 15.The chicken's clucking was eclipsed by the noises of the regiment. This means the noises made by the regiment
- A.
Made the chickens seem less noisy
- B.
Scared the chickens into being noisier
- C.
Caused the chickens to be totally silent
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