This flexible-use quiz is designed for reading comprehension assessment and activity needs in classroom, home-schooling and other settings. Questions connect to the text’s plot, characters, and themes — and align with the content and chapter organization in the rest of this study guide. Use quizzes as pre-reading hooks, reading checks, discussion starters, entrance/exit “tickets,” small group activities, writing activities, and lessons on finding evidence and support in a text.

Depth of Knowledge Levels: Questions require respondents to demonstrate ability to: 

1. Recall and Understand Content (e.g., who, what, where, when) 
2. Apply and Analyze Ideas (e.g., how and why)

1.     What is wrong with Octavia’s mother, Mrs. Hedy?

A)   She is suffering from illness.

B)   She is going through a divorce.

C)   She lost her job.

D)   Her sister died.

2.     What do baby pigeons symbolize in this story?

A)   the things in the world outside of Laurel’s limited experience

B)   the innocence of young people

C)   Laurel’s fascination with the world around her

D)   Laurel’s belief in goodness

3.     Why does Mrs. Margolin let Arnetta get away with things?

A)   Arnetta makes Mrs. Margolin laugh.

B)   Arnetta flatters Mrs. Margolin with compliments.

C)   Arnetta plays along with Mrs. Margolin’s religiousness.

D)   Arnetta is Mrs. Margolin’s daughter.

4.     What is the best way to characterize Octavia?

A)   a domineering bully who faces trouble at home

B)   a misunderstood class clown whom the adults ignore

C)   a fiercely independent girl who wants to stand up for justice