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  • Sorry, Wrong Number: "Sorry, Wrong Number” is about a conversation overheard on the __________________.
    telephone
  • Vocabulary: What does the word "cliff" mean?
    a high and steep rock (usually facing the sea)
  • Among the Impostors: What does Mr. Talbot mean by "blend in"?
    Tell everyone he is a third child
    Stand out from the crowd
    Make problems and run away
    Not to draw attention to himself
  • The People Could Fly: How did Toby respond when the Overseer and the Driver tried to get him?
    He laughed at them and it at helped his people fly away.
    a.He laughed at them and called them names.
    He turned around and ran down the street.
    He grabbed a piece of lumber and threw it at them.
  • Among the Impostors: Why is Luke angry about the note?
    He thought it would be the answer to everything
    He lost it
    He isn't angry
    It was just his fake name
  • Sorry, Wrong Number: The setting of "Sorry, Wrong Number” is __________________.
    New York/ Mrs. Stevenson's bedroom
  • Among the Impostors: What nickname does Luke give to Jason.
    Jaguar Boy
    Yoda
    Freckle Face
    Jackal Boy
  • Another Place, Another Time: A sextant is an instrument used to?
    Measure temperature.
    Measure time.
    Determine speed.
    Determine location.
  • Among the Impostors: What is unusual about the structure of the school?
    The door only opens from the outside.
    It has only one floor.
    There are no windows.
  • Sorry, Wrong Number: Mrs. Stevenson overheard a conversation about a __________________.
    murder
  • Vocabulary: What word means "Unending time, forever"?
    eternity
  • Another Place, Another Time: What can you infer from the children staring at the hand car “as if to say, ‘Where have you been all my life?’”
    They were excited about using it to go many places.
    They were worried about getting in trouble.
    They were happy that they finally had a present.
    They were tired of walking and needed to get home.
  • Among the Impostors: What is the purpose of the Population Police in the book?
    To promote education
    To capture illegal third children
    To enforce curfews
    To distribute food supplies
  • Among the Impostors: What does Luke discover about his new roommate, Jason?
    He is the leader of the Alliance
    He has a twin brother named Jackal
    He is secretly working for the Population Police
    He is also a third child in hiding
  • Sorry, Wrong Number: What does Duffy call the clues Mrs. Stevenson has given him?
    Exceptional
    Meager
    Vague
    Tremendous
  • Another Place, Another Time: According to Gilbert, what did Albert Einstein prove?
    the existence of negative numbers
    that space traveling is possible
    the existence of time and energy
    that time is just another dimension like space
  • Sorry, Wrong Number: From what disorder does Mrs. Stevenson suffer?
    Flu
    Psychosis
    Neurosis
    Tuberculosis
  • Among the Impostors: What is the difference between the food at school and at Luke's home?
    School food is better
    School food is healthy
    There was no food at home
    Food at home is better
  • Among the Impostors: What is the main conflict in this novel?
    Rolly has to learn now to be nice to new people.
    Jackal Boy has to learn how to get along with Luke.
    Luke has to fit in at his new school and feel accepted.
    Luke has to go to a new school.
  • Sorry, Wrong Number: Why can Mrs. Stevenson never get through to her husband?
    The line is busy.
    Her husband is dead.
    The line is dead.
    The killers are listening to her on the phone.
  • Vocabulary: What word means "to go get something and bring it back to someone"?
    fetch
  • Another Place, Another Time: What did it mean when Gilbert said making his father laugh was “like Christmas and his birthday and a day at the beach all rolled into one”?
    Time goes by slowly when Gilbert plays in the ocean.
    Time travel’s slowly when Gilbert’s father is away.
    Gilbert wants to go to the sea with his father.
    Gilbert’s father wants to come home very soon.
  • Vocabulary: What does the word "dew" mean?
    small drops of water from condensation (usually in the morning)
  • The People Could Fly: What characteristics of a folktale does this story contain?
    It has supernatural events and takes place in the future
    It contains animals talking and a lesson learned
    It contains supernatural events and takes place in the past
    It contains people talking in different languages.
  • "Among the Impostors" explores themes of ________.
    Freedom and rebellion
    Identity
    All of these
    Friendship and loyalty
  • Sorry, Wrong Number: Where does Mr. Stevenson work?
    Queensboro
    The Plaza.
    Henchley Hospital.
    Murray Hill.
  • Among the Impostors: Why did Jackal Boy call the emergency outside meeting?
    Luke was acting weird and more bold.
    Jackal Boy was tired of cafeteria food.
    Jackal Boy got caught cheating.
  • The People Could Fly: Why is Sarah so desperate to leave?
    She wanted her children to live with their cousins.
    She wants to take care of her sick mother.
    She and her sister were subject to physical and mental abuse
    She and her baby were subject to physical and mental abuse.
  • Sorry, Wrong Number: Which of the following characters is in the movie but not in the play?
    The operator
    Duffy
    Mrs. Stevenson
    Mrs. Stevenson’s father
  • Another Place, Another Time: What bad news did the telegram bring?
    Gilbert’s father cannot come home because he has a new job.
    Gilbert’s father can only come home for a week.
    Gilbert’s father is lost at sea, or dead.
    Gilbert’s father is remarried and moved away.
  • Another Place, Another Time: What is the “switchyards” that Gilbert and his friends played in?
    An old rail line that hasn’t been used in decades.
    An abandoned garden with many switches
    The name of the local park
    A football field
  • Among the Impostors: What was Luke looking for in his folder?
    His grades
    Mr. Talbot's phone number
    His mother's phone number
    Jen's phone number
  • Among the Impostors: How had all of the pictures of Lee Grant look like Luke?
    He got them from his father
    He got them from his mother
    A computer was used to change the pictures
    He got them from his school
  • Among the Impostors: Why does Luke Garner initially go to Hendricks School for Boys?
    To join a secret group known as the Alliance
    To escape the Population Police
    To find his missing sister
    To receive a better education
  • Sorry, Wrong Number: Sorry, Wrong Number:
    An airfield.
    The train.
    Rush hour traffic.
    A vacuum cleaner.
  • Among the Impostors: What secret group does Luke discover at Hendricks School for Boys?
    The Infiltrators
    The Impostors
    The Alliance
    The Resistance
  • Sorry, Wrong Number: When does Mrs. Stevenson realize, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that she is the intended victim?
    She hears the killer break in through a window.
    She hears the phone click.
    She is told so by George before he kills her.
    She gets a phone call telling her she is the intended victim
  • Another Place, Another Time: What reaction does Emmy have about the idea of time travel?
    She is initially eager to learn more.
    She believes it at first, but then thinks he's joking
    She is angry that Gilbert brought up the subject
    She thinks it's stupid at first, but she believes Gilbert
  • Among the Impostors: What is the main setting of the story?
    Barons' mansion
    Hendricks School for Boys
    Population Police Headquarters
    Grant family's farm
  • Vocabulary: What does the word "shed" mean? (Another Place, Another Time)
    a small house used for storing tools and other things
  • Another Place, Another Time: What is the theme of this story?
    A boy sees his father again.
    Loyalty
    Be careful what you wish for.
    The power of a good imagination.
  • Sorry, Wrong Number: At the end of the play, Mrs. Stevenson has the operator on the line and then Duffy, but in the movie, who is she talking to before she is killed?
    Henry
    Her husband’s ex-girlfriend
    Mr. Evans
    Her father
  • Sorry, Wrong Number: "Sorry, Wrong Number" was originally a __________________ written by Lucille Fletcher.
    drama/play
  • Among the Impostors: How did Luke learn that Jackal Boy (Jason) worked for the population police?
    Luke heard him talking on the phone.
    Luke looked up Jason's record in the main office.
    Luke called Mr. Talbot who said his suspicions about Jason
  • Another Place, Another Time: Why is Gibert’s father away for most of the year?
    He is a teacher in a foreign land.
    He enjoys taking trips around the world.
    He is in the navy and stationed in Africa
    He is an overseer of ships and cargo
  • The People Could Fly: 8.What is the theme of this story?
    All people should be treated with respect.
    Education is important.
    Listen to your elders.
    People can fly
  • Sorry, Wrong Number: Which of the following themes do not factor into the play?
    Terror
    Romance
    Crime
    Mystery
  • Sorry, Wrong Number: What does Mrs. Stevenson overhear on the phone when trying to contact her husband?
    A bank robbery plot
    A burglary plot
    A murder plot
    Static
  • Sorry, Wrong Number: Mrs. Stevenson suffers from a disease called __________________.
    neurosis
  • Among the Impostors: The word imposter is used in the title... Which of the following most closely describes what it means?
    Someone who isn't who they say they are.
    Someone who is rich and tough.
    Someone who is supposed to be legal.
    Someone who is learning about a new place.
  • Among the Impostors: What caused Jackal Boy to fall down the stairs?
    Luke hit him with a book.
    He tripped.
    The railing broke off the wall.
  • Among the Impostors: What clues was Luke "too blind" to understand?
    The dirt is too hard to plant vegetables.
    He can go home any time.
    The hall monitors were letting people sneak out.
  • Among the Impostors: What do the members of the secret group at the school plan to do?
    Overthrow the Population Police
    Expose the truth about third children
    Start a rebellion against the government
    Escape to a safe place
  • Among the Impostors: What is the main character's name in "Among the Impostors"?
    Trey Sellers
    Jen Talbot
    Luke Garner
    Lee Grant
  • __________________ are worn by actors to make them look real and fit a certain personality.
    Costumes
  • Among the Impostors: How did Luke get outside?
    His class went outside
    He was kicked out
    He went through the window
    A door was open
  • Sorry, Wrong Number: The murderer would come at 11:15 because a __________________ would pass Mrs. Stevenson’s window and hide her screams.
    train
  • Sorry, Wrong Number: Mrs. Stevenson could never reach her __________________ because the line was always busy.
    husband
  • Vocabulary: What word means "a ruler that is cruel and unreasonable"?
    tyrant
  • The People Could Fly: What happened just before Sarah flew away?
    The Overseer said the magic words.
    She said goodbye to her child.
    Toby said the magic words.
    The Master said goodbye to her.
  • Among the Impostors: What teacher found Luke in the hallway?
    Mr. Talbot
    Mr. Dirk
    Mr .Harlow
    Mr. Hendricks
  • Among the Impostors: What does the note that Mr. Talbot gave to Luke say?
    The note says, "Blend in."
  • The People Could Fly: How does the story live on?
    The people who could not fly kept the story going
    The people who could fly wrote a book.
    They made a movie about it.
    The people who could fly were interviewed on T.V.
  • Among the Impostors: Why doesn't Luke want to go to the new school?
    He wants to help the children at his school.
    He is still afraid to meet new people.
    The school is located too far away.
  • The People Could Fly: Folktales contain life lessons. What life lesson does this story contain?
    Always listen to your parents.
    Bad circumstances always get better.
    Even in the worst circumstances, people can still feel hope.
    Always listen to those in authority.
  • The People Could Fly: Why did the people bring their wings on the ship?
    They couldn’t find them.
    The salt air would damage them
    The ship was too crowded.
    They were told to take them off before they boarded.
  • Sorry, Wrong Number: "Sorry, Wrong Number" contains the element of suspense. Select the best definition for the word suspense.
    the most exciting part of a story
    severe drama between people, usually girls
    any type of conflict in a story
    growing tension and excitement
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