A Very Important Day Book By Maggie Rugg Herold! Trivia Quiz
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- 1.My father had to go before an ___________ to pass a test to become an interpreter in the United Nations.
- A.
Examiner
- B.
Petitioner
- C.
Enrich
- D.
Citizen
- 2.Laurie added more cinnamon to her pie to _____ its flavor.
- A.
Examiner
- B.
Enrich
- C.
Brighten
- D.
Citizenship
- 3.Why were the families worried they might not make it to the courthouse on time?
- A.
The subway was not running.
- B.
New York is a big city.
- C.
The couthouse is hard to find.
- D.
It had started snowing.
- 4.The author doesn't tell why people are going to the courthouse until the end of the story because she ____________.
- A.
Hasn't decided where the people will go
- B.
Wants to keep the reader in suspense
- C.
Doesn't think anyone will notice
- D.
Left it out accidentally
- 5.What do all the characters in the story have in common?
- A.
They all live in different American cities.
- B.
They all love snow and storms.
- C.
They are all immigrants from other countries.
- D.
Today is the first time they have seen snow.
- 6.What is the purpose of repeating the oath of citizenship?
- A.
To give people a chance to practice their English
- B.
To make many voices sound as one
- C.
To determine whether or not the people understand English
- D.
To swear loyalty to the United States
- 7.This selection mainly tells us _____.
- A.
About how much it snows in New York.
- B.
About a very bad day for a family.
- C.
About a courthouse and the people in it
- D.
About a special day in the lives of several families that came to America.
- 8.How does the author keep the title A Very Important Day in your mind?
- A.
She keeps having the characters say the phrase.
- B.
She doesn’t, she wants us to wonder.
- C.
She said in the beginning that the whole story will be an important day.
- D.
It’s written in the snow.
- 9.Why do people in the story react differently to the snow?
- A.
Because it’s such a strange snow storm.
- B.
They don’t act differently. They all act the same.
- C.
Because they all have different experiences with it in their lives. Some have never experienced snow before, and others are familiar with it.
- D.
No one has ever seen it before.
- 10.Why do you think the author wrote about so many different families?
- A.
She knew a lot about other countries and wanted to share.
- B.
She wanted to show that the process of becoming a citizen is shared by family different cultures.
- C.
All the families asked her to talk about them.
- D.
She couldn’t decide whom to write about.
- 11.What was inside the package from Zeng's friend, Bailing?
- A.
A red, whiite, and blue shirt.
- B.
A Team USA hat
- C.
Small American flags
- D.
Pins reading "I am an American citizen"
- 12.In the courthouse, there were hardly any people in the chamber.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Bailong gave his friend Zeng a box full of candy.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Every family was from a different country in this story.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.What does Duong means by “today of all days”?
- A.
It’s a day where no one can travel.
- B.
Today is a particularly important day
- C.
Today is going to a bad day for everyone.
- D.
It a day all the busses are broken down.
- 16.What did Efua and Kwame do before they went into the courthouse?
- A.
They bought a rose from a man selling flowers.
- B.
They had someone take their picture.
- C.
They threw a penny into a fountain and made a wish.
- D.
They read the newspaper headlines.
- 17.How can you tell this is a special day for the Idris family from Egypt?
- A.
They play in the snow and build a snowman.
- B.
They take a ferry ride.
- C.
They celebrate with a special meal and foods they don't usually eat at home.
- D.
They have their picture taken.
- 18.The Pitambers came to visit Veena and Mohandas early so they could-
- A.
Borrow some warm clothes
- B.
Ask for a ride downtown
- C.
Make sure the Patels saw the snow
- D.
Wish them well on this important day
- 19.When the examiner called their names, the people received--
- A.
Applause from their families
- B.
A certificate
- C.
A red, white, and blue pin
- D.
An American flag
- 20.To become American citizens, the people needed to--
- A.
Tell the judge why they wanted to become citizens
- B.
Salute the American flag
- C.
Sing the national anthem
- D.
Repeat the oath of citizenship
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