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Finding the Tome Comprehension Quiz

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    Comprehension Quiz for the RAZ story Finding the Tome
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  • What is the setting of the story?
    A haunted forest during the summer
    A spooky cave during the winter
    A gloomy library during the day
    A spooky library during nighttime
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  • What is another word for tome?
    Scroll
    Building
    Grave
    Book
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  • Which character is most eager to understand the happenings at Porter's Mill?
    Qynn
    Sarah
    Jake
    The librarian
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  • Which of the following events happens first?
    Qynn asks the librarian for help
    Qynn and Sarah find the missing tome
    The children head to the library to do research
    The girls hear children's laughter from the stairs
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  • What is the main problem in the story?
    The head librarian is on vacation.
    Qynn and Sarah are lost in the Hollow.
    Weird things are happening in Porter's Mill.
    Qynn and Sarah need to find the book.
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  • Which of the following terms means 'a statement that makes something clear and easy to understand'?
    Thunderous
    Tentative
    Premises
    Explanation
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  • What causes the girls to hide in the attic room?
    The librarian hears them and looks in the room.
    The book falls by itself off the bookshelf.
    They hear footsteps on the stairs.
    They see something strange.
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  • What does Qynn do after the librarian tells her the book is missing?
    Qynn tells Sarah to go to the library with her.
    Qynn returns home to seek answers elsewhere.
    Qynn and Sarah sneak upstairs to look for the Tome.
    Qynn asks Jake to look in the children's section.
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  • In which scene does the story reach its climax?
    at the help desk in the front of the library
    in the off-limits attic of the library
    at the "authorized personnel only" door
    in the beginning outside Qynn's house
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  • Why did the author write this story?
    to persuade readers to go to the library more often
    to entertain readers with a thrilling adventure
    to persuade readers to move to Porter's Mill
    to inform readers about the history of Porter's Mill
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  • How do the illustrations help create a suspenseful mood and support the tone of the story?
    ...
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  • Who is telling the story, and how do you know? Pick another character and tell us how the story would be different if the other character told it.
    Qynn is telling the story, and we know because the story uses "I" to refer to her whenever she speaks.
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