Rules By: Cynthia Lord
TEST FOR RULES BY CYNTHIA LORD. MULTIPLE CHOICE AND FILL IN THE BLANK
- 1.What does Catherine want at the beginning of the story?
- A.
New colored pencils
- B.
A best friend
- C.
A normal life
- D.
A Boyfriend
- E.
To go to a dance
- 2.Which is not a theme in the book Rules
- A.
Family
- B.
Friendship
- C.
Normality
- D.
Loss
- E.
Disabilities
- 3.Catherine's rule, "When you can't think of your own words use someone else's"
- A.
Is accepted by her mother
- B.
Restricts David
- C.
Is rarely used by David
- D.
Allows others outside of his family to understand Davids' wants and needs
- 4.Who gets in the way of Catherine having a normal life?
- A.
Her mother
- B.
Her father
- C.
Her brother
- D.
Kristi
- E.
Jason
- 5.David uses words from what author ?
- A.
Dr. Seuss
- B.
Shel Silverstein
- C.
Arnold Lobel
- D.
Frog and Toad
- 6.What was the author's purpose for writing this book?
- 7.Which is not a theme in the book Rules
- A.
Family
- B.
Friendship
- C.
Normality
- D.
Loss
- E.
Disabilities
- 8.Family, normality, rules and disabilities are all examples of what in the book Rules?
- A.
Plot
- B.
Simile
- C.
Theme
- D.
Personification
- E.
Main Idea
- 9.What is the setting of the book? (Where does the entire book take place? Not just a single chapter)
- A.
A town located near the ocean
- B.
A therapy clinic
- C.
A community center
- D.
Catherine's House
- 10.Who is the narrator of the story?
- 11.What is the main source of conflict in the story?
- A.
Catherine doesn't tell Kristi about Jason
- B.
Catherine wants a normal life but cannot because her brother has autism
- C.
Catherine doesn't want to go to the dance with Jason
- D.
Catherine feels that her parents treat David better than her
- 12.Explain what Catherine means: I dump a puzzle on the living room floor, glad for the simple right and wrong of a perfect single fit.
- 13.For questions 14, 15 & 16 indicate whether or not the following word is a theme of the book by writing yes or no.Friendship
- 14.Honesty
- 15.Acceptance
- 16.Define theme.
- 17.Explain how Catherine's rules for David help him and hurt him. Provide one example for each.
- 18.What are 3 types of communication used in this book?
- 19.Who caused the most problems for Catherine in the story?
- A.
David
- B.
Catherine
- C.
Kristi
- D.
Jason
- E.
Her dad
- 20.What did this person due to cause these problems?
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