Mr. Kery's 7th Grade Language Arts

Novel Packets

Mr. Kery Language Arts 7 Name________________

The Adventures of Ulysses

If you lose it, rewrite it.

“Introduction”

DIRECTIONS #1-21: Complete this outline as or after you read the “Introduction” on page 278.

I. How the gods came into power.

A. The gods and goddesses of ancient Greece came into power when they defeated the ______________________.

B. The three main gods were ______________________, ______________________, and ______________________.

C. The three brothers drew lots to divide up the earth.

Zeus won the ______________________.

Poseidon won the ______________________.

Hades won the ______________________.

II. What the gods and goddesses were like.

A. Because the gods and goddesses often fought with each other and were

jealous of each other, they were very much like ______________________.

III. How the Trojan War began.

A. Paris

1. ______________________, the Goddess of Discord, was not

invited to a feast.

2. Because she was angry about this, she threw a ______________________ ______________________ into the banquet hall. This thing said, “_____________________ ____________________ _____________________ ______________________.”

3. Three goddesses immediately said the apple was theirs. They were: ______________________, the wife of Zeus; ______________________, the goddess of wisdom and battle; and ______________________, the goddess of love.

4. The three goddesses went to ______________________ to

decide who should get the apple, but he did not want to choose.

Instead, he sent them to ______________________, the

Prince of Troy.

5. He gave the apple to ______________________ because she

promised him the love of the most beautiful woman in the world.

6. The most beautiful woman in the world was ______________________.

B. Helen

1. Most of the ______________________ and ______________________ of Greece had wanted to marry

Helen because she was so beautiful.

2. Helen’s father, ______________________, was afraid to pick a

husband for her because he feared the ones he didn’t pick would wage a ______________________ against him.

3. King ______________________ of Ithaca gave Helen’s father a

plan. He told King Tyndareus to make all the suitors swear to ______________________ and ______________________ Helen and her husband.

4. King Tyndareus picked ______________________ to be Helen’s husband and made him king of ______________________.

5. Paris went to Sparta, and Helen ______________________

______________________ ______________________

with him.

6. Paris and Helen ______________________ and went back to Troy.

7. When Menelaus returned to Troy, he found Paris and Helen gone. He called upon all the ______________________ and princes of all Greece to ______________________

______________________ _____________________

and help him. This is how the Trojan War began.

IV. How the Trojan War ended

A. After ten years of fighting, the ______________________ finally took Troy, through a trick, and won the war.

B. Ulysses built a huge ______________________

______________________ and told the Greek soldiers to hide in

it.

C. The ______________________ dragged the horse through their gates and the ______________________

______________________ got out of the horse and set fire to

the city.

D. After the war, Ulysses was very anxious to get home, but it took him

______________________ _____________________ to get

there. The problems he had along the way are known as The Adventures of Ulysses.

Crash-Course Character Lesson

DIRECTIONS #22-61: Using the glossary on pages 310-311, define the following

characters.

Achilles:______________________________________________

Aeolus:_______________________________________________

Agamemnon:___________________________________________

Ajax:________________________________________________

Amphitrite:___________________________________________

Anticlea:_____________________________________________

Aphrodite:____________________________________________

Apollo :_______________________________________________

Ares:________________________________________________

Artemis:______________________________________________

Athene:______________________________________________

Atlas:________________________________________________

Calypso:______________________________________________

Charybdis:____________________________________________

Circe:________________________________________________

Elpenor:______________________________________________

Eurylochus:____________________________________________

Hades:_______________________________________________

Helen:_______________________________________________

Hera:________________________________________________

Hercules:_____________________________________________

Hermes:______________________________________________

Hyperion:_____________________________________________

Hypnos:______________________________________________

Ino:_________________________________________________

Menelaus:_____________________________________________

Morpheus:____________________________________________

Nausicaa:_____________________________________________

Paris:________________________________________________

Penelope:_____________________________________________

Persephone:___________________________________________

Polyphemus:___________________________________________

Poseidon:_____________________________________________

Priam:________________________________________________

Scylla:_______________________________________________

Siren:________________________________________________

Teiresias:_____________________________________________

Telemachus:___________________________________________

Ulysses:______________________________________________

Zeus:________________________________________________

DIRECTIONS: For each story, answer all questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES.

”Ships and Men”

62. How many men sail from Troy with Ulysses?_________________________

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63. What is the chief weapon on Ulysses’s warship?_______________________

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64. How is this weapon used?________________________________________

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65. What two things make Ulysses’s ships unfit for a long sea voyage?_________

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”The Ciconians”

66. Why do the Greeks attack the beautiful white city?____________________

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67. Where do the Ciconians live?_____________________________________

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68. What are the Ciconians good at?__________________________________

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69. How does Ulysses help his men to escape?___________________________

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70. What terrible price do the Greeks pay for their greed?_________________

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71. Why does Poseidon, God of the sea, become angry?_____________________

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72. How does Poseidon show his rage?__________________________________

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”The Lotus-Eaters”

73. Who sews a secret pocket for Morpheus?____________________________

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74. Why does she sew this pocket?___________________________________

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75. What is dangerous about Lotusland?________________________________

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76. How does Ulysses help his sailors escape?___________________________

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77. What further adventures does Ulysses dream about?___________________

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”The Cyclopes’ Cave”

78. Why do Ulysses and twelve of his men go ashore?______________________

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79. What does the Cyclopes look like?_________________________________

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80. What do the Cyclops like most of all?_______________________________

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81. Who is the largest and fiercest of all the Cyclopes?___________________

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82. What does Ulysses suggest Polyphemus do before he devours another of

Ulysses’s men?__________________________________________________

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83. What does Ulysses do to Polyphemus as he sleeps?_____________________

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84. How does Ulysses and his men escape from the cave?___________________

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85. What does Ulysses do before he and his men depart the island that gets him

into more trouble?_______________________________________________

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”Keeper of the Winds”

86. How does Aeolus control the winds and the seasons?____________________

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87. Why does Aeolus offer Ulysses any favor within his power?______________

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88. What does Ulysses ask Aeolus to do for him?________________________

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89. Why are the ships of Ulysses blown back to the Aeolian Island?___________

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90. Does Aeolus help Ulysses a second time? Why or why not?_______________

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”Circe”

91. What is strange about the animals on Circe’s island?____________________

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92. Why do they act in the way that they do?___________________________

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93. Who helps Ulysses avoid Circe’s spell?_______________________________

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94. What plan does this stranger give Ulysses, and does it work?_____________

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95. What are some of the powers Circe has?____________________________

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96. What is life like for Ulysses and his men on Circe’s island?_______________

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97. Why does Ulysses decide to leave?________________________________

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”The Land of the Dead”

98. Why does Ulysses have to visit Tartarus, the Land of the Dead?___________

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99. After the sailor, Elpenor, falls from the mast, a white gull appears. What does

the crew believe about this entire event?_____________________________

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100. List all the characters to whom Ulysses speaks in the Land of the Dead.

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”The Sirens” & “Scylla & Charybdis”

101. What precautions does Ulysses take to avoid the shipwreck on the rocky island

of the Sirens?________________________________________________

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102. What do the voices of the Sirens cause Ulysses to do?_________________

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103. What do the Sirens look like?___________________________________

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104. Zeus turns Charybdis from a beautiful naiad into a thirsty monster. Why does

he do this?_____________________________________________________

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105. What does Charybdis look like?___________________________________

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106. How does she quench her thirst?__________________________________

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107. Who transforms Scylla into a monster?_____________________________

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108. Why is Scyalla changed into a monster?____________________________

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109. What does Scylla look like?______________________________________

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110. What happens to the Greeks as they try to sail between Scylla and Charybdis?

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”The Cattle of the Sun”

111. What warning does the crew receive about the cattle of the Sun Titan,

Hyperion?___________________________________________________

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112. According to Ulysses, what is the one thing their long voyage should have

taught the crew?________________________________________________

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113. What prevents the men from leaving the island?______________________

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114. What does Eurylochus suggest to the men while Ulysses sleeps? __________

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115. What reason does Eurylochus give for this plan?______________________

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116. What lie does Eurylochus tell Ulysses?______________________________

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117. Does Ulysses believe Eurylochus?__________________________________

118. What happens as the men sail from Thrinacia?________________________

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”Calypso”

119. Ulysses finds himself on the Island of Ogygia with Calypso, who rescues him

from the sea. How does she rescue him?_______________________________

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120. Who is Calypso?______________________________________________

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121. How old is Calypso?____________________________________________

122. What does Ulysses ask to see in the flames of Calypso’s fire?____________

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123. What does Ulysses ask the crow to do?____________________________

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124. Penelope weaves by day and rips up her work at night. Why?______________

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125. Ulysses prays to the gods to be allowed to return home. Who hears his

prayer? _______________________________________________________

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126. Why is the prayer answered?____________________________________

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”Ino’s Veil” & “Nausicaa”

127. Calypso gives Ulysses a small sailing vessel for his voyage home. What becomes

of this vessel?________________________________________________

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128. What gift does Ino give Ulysses,?_________________________________

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129. Why does Ino give Ulysses this gift?_______________________________

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130. What problem does Ulysses face when he reaches the shore of Phaecia?____

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131. When Ulysses finally staggers ashore, what is the first thing he does?______

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132. The king and queen of Phaeacia are worried about their daughter, Nausicaa.

What is the problem?_____________________________________________

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133. When Ulysses first sees Nausicaa, who does he think she is?_____________

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134. What does he fear she will do to him?______________________________

135. What advice does the oracle give King Alcinous?______________________

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136. What do the young men of Phaeacia plan to do to Ulysses during their

courtyard games?________________________________________________

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137. How does Nausicaa discover Ulysses’ true identity?____________________

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138. The oracle predicts that a mountain will block the Phaeacian harbor. How does

this prophecy come true?_________________________________________

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”The Return”

139. Ulysses finally arrives home. How many years has he been away? __________

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140. How do you know if he feels comfortable here?_______________________

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141. What does Ulysses learn from Eumaeus about what is happening at the castle?

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142. Who reunites Ulysses with his son, Telemachus? ______________________

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143. How does she reunite them?_____________________________________

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144. Ulysses tells Telemachus to return to the castle and tell what story?_______

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145. Ulysses tests the courage of the cruel and arrogant suitors as they feast in his castle. What does he say to Eurymachus that causes the fierce young fellow to

threaten to cut him up?__________________________________________

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146. What advice does Ulysses, disguised as the beggar, give Penelope concerning

the suitors?____________________________________________________

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147. Describe the bow of Ulysses.___________________________________

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148. What happens when the suitors try to use Ulysses’ bow?________________

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149. What causes Ulysses to lose his “battle-coldness”?____________________

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150. What does he do in his rage?____________________________________

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151. Answer the last question in the Introduction.

TDA Response

152. The story focuses on Ulysses and his return journey to Ithaca. Write an essay analyzing how certain characteristics of Ulysses are

emphasized throughout the story.

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“That is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.”

Keate

Mr. Kery Language Arts 7 Name________________

Things

Not

Seen

Andrew Clements

Clue Search

1-7. DIRECTIONS: Collect information about the book for each of the items. Write down the information and then make a prediction about the book.

Information Source	Information Provided
Dedication (2^nd page)
Title (cover)
Cover Illustration (back cover)
What else did the author write?
What do the critics say?
Awards Won

Your prediction about the book:_________________________________

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DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES.

Chapters 1-3

8. What does Bobby discover after he wakes up and takes his shower?__

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9. Who does Bobby tell immediately after he makes this discovery?___

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10. What does Bobby’s dad do for a living?______________________

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11. In his head, what does Bobby name the pretend show about his new

self while eating breakfast?_________________________________

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12. Why doesn’t Bobby’s dad want others to know what is going on?_____

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13. What does Bobby want his parents to tell him?_________________

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14. What can Bobby see on his desk under his hand?________________

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15. What word does Bobby’s dad use repeatedly to affirm a statement?

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16. According to Bobby’s dad, what word explains why Bobby’s hand is

invisible even though it still shows a shadow?_____________________

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17. What book by Charles Dickens did Bobby once read?_____________

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18. What does Bobby say looks like a gray caterpillar?_______________

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19. Where does Bobby go after he covers himself from head to toe?____

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20. What part of Bobby’s body is injured during his trip to the library?__

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21. Why does Bobby hurry out of the library?_____________________

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Chapters 4-7

22. What does Bobby say to the blind girl that he later thinks might have

been inappropriate?________________________________________

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23. Why does Bobby yell at his father?_________________________

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24. What does Bobby see on the news when he wakes from his nap?____

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25. Whom do the police talk to when Bobby doesn’t answer the door?___

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26. Who calls Bobby from the hospital to tell him his parents are all

right?__________________________________________________

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27. Whom does Mrs. Phillips suggest should care for Bobby while she and

Mr. Phillips are hospitalized?_________________________________

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28. Why does Bobby decide to visit his parents?___________________

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29. At the hospital, where does Bobby stash his clothes?____________

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30. When talking to Dr. Fleming, how does Bobby’s mother say she heard

from Bobby?_____________________________________________

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31. What does Russell’s father do for a living?____________________

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32. Why does Bobby run through the house turning on lights?_________

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Chapters 8-11

33. What does Mr. Phillips want to do to figure out what happened to

Bobby?_________________________________________________

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34. What does Bobby want to do?_____________________________

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35. How does Bobby retrieve the cookies Mrs. Trent leaves on the porch?

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36. What does Bobby do when he gets tired of sitting in his house alone?

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37. While on his walk, who does Bobby pretend he is?_______________

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38. Whom does Bobby see and talk to in a soundproof room at the

library?________________________________________________

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39. What is this person’s name?_______________________________

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40. How long has the girl been blind?___________________________

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41. Who is Albert?_________________________________________

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42. Why doesn’t Bobby have to worry about other people crowding his

space when walking with Alicia?_______________________________

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43. Why does Bobby tell Alicia the truth about his invisibility?________

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44. At what time does Bobby say he will try to meet Alicia in the library

the next afternoon?_______________________________________

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45. What does Bobby plan to do as soon as he gets home?____________

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Chapters 12-15

46. Who calls Bobby later in the evening after Bobby has eaten and

played his trumpet?________________________________________

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47. What two examples does Alicia give as evidence that Bobby is brave?

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48. What do Bobby and his mother do together shortly after she arrives

home from the hospital?____________________________________

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49. What temperature is it outside when Bobby leaves the house without

any clothes on?___________________________________________

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50. Why are Alicia’s parents concerned about things being picked up and

neat?__________________________________________________

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51. Besides her parents, who helped Alicia after she became blind?_____

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52. Who is the man that has been watching Alicia from outside the

soundproof room?_________________________________________

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53. Why does Bobby tell the man about his condition?_______________

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54. How does Mr. Phillips respond to the news that other people know

about Bobby’s invisibility?___________________________________

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55. Who writes the stories Bobby reads to Alicia over the phone?______

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56. How does Bobby describe Kendra?__________________________

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57. Regarding clue gathering, what does Bobby deduce is the difference

between himself and Sherlock Holmes?_________________________

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58. How long has Bobby been absent from school before the Department

of Children and Family Services becomes involved?_________________

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59. Why did Mrs. Phillips once chain herself to the door of the university

president’s office?________________________________________

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60. Where does Mrs. Phillips tell Ms. Pagett that Bobby is staying?_____

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61. How long does it take Ms. Pagett to return with a search warrant?___

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DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES.

Chapters 16-18

62. What causes Bobby to comment that he is glad his mom is smart?___

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63. How does Ms. Pagett find out about Aunt Ethel?________________

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64. What does Ms. Pagett say will happen if Bobby is not seen or heard

from within the next five days?_______________________________

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65. .How does Bobby talk to Alicia now that he is no longer allowed to use

the home phone?__________________________________________

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66. What book is Alicia reading because of Bobby?_________________

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67. Who is its author?______________________________________

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68. What is Bobby’s newest idea?______________________________

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69. What does Alicia promise Bobby?___________________________

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70. What do Mrs. Van Dorn and Mrs. Phillips discover they have in

common?________________________________________________

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71. What did Mrs. Van Dorn do before Alicia became blind?___________

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72. What words do Bobby and Alicia first use to begin their online

search?_________________________________________________

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73. What do Dr. Van Dorn and Mr. Phillips think may have had something

to do with Bobby’s invisibility?________________________________

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74. Where do Bobby and Alicia go once the dads start ignoring them?___

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75. At what does Alicia know Bobby is staring?____________________

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76. What does Mr. Phillips say happened with the tests on the blanket?__

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Chapters 19-22

77. What is the tallest building in Chicago?_______________________

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78. Why does Bobby call Sears?_______________________________

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79. What department does Alicia call?__________________________

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80. How will Bobby and Alicia pay for cab fare to the Sears

headquarters?____________________________________________

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81. Who follows Alicia to the library?___________________________

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82. What will Alicia ask for when she and Bobby reach the Sears

headquarters?____________________________________________

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83. At what time will Alicia head back into town if Bobby hasn’t met up

with her yet?_____________________________________________

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84. What does Amber Carson do that makes it easy for Bobby to access

the information he needs?___________________________________

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85. What does Alicia take away from her meeting with people in the

employment office?________________________________________

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86. When making his first 58 phone calls, how many people hang up on

Bobby because they think he is trying to sell something?_____________

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87. What does Mr. Borden tell Bobby that interests him?____________

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88. Why does Bobby want Sheila’s e-mail address?_________________

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89. Where does Bobby tell Mrs. Van Dorn that he saw Alicia that day?__

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90. How does Alicia say she felt after her meeting at the Sears

headquarters earlier that day?________________________________

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DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES.

Chapters 23-28

91. In his dream, where does Bobby picture his parents?_____________

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92. What excuse does Mrs. Phillips give for why Aunt Ethel and Bobby

may not be at Aunt Ethel’s house?_____________________________

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93. What agency does Sheila think Bobby represents when he first calls?

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94. What does Sheila guess happened to Bobby when he says he was just

“gone” one morning?________________________________________

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95. Why did Sheila move to Florida?____________________________

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96. What does Sheila want Bobby to promise her?_________________

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97. What does Bobby tell his father that finally makes his dad quit

interrogating him about the invisible woman?_____________________

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98. What tone does Bobby use when he tells this to his father?_______

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99. Into what database does Dr. Van Dorn put the information Bobby

gathered?_______________________________________________

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100. Besides the blanket, to what does Dr. Van Dorn attribute Bobby’s

disappearance?___________________________________________

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101. What do Bobby’s parents decide to tell the social worker after five

days have passed?_________________________________________

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102. Why does Alicia respond to the instant message Bobby sends her in

the middle of the night?____________________________________

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103. What logic does Alicia use for suggesting that Bobby sleep on his

electric blanket again?______________________________________

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104. What doesn’t scare Alicia much anymore?____________________

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105. At what time do Ms. Pagett and the police officers burst into the

Phillip’s household?________________________________________

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106. What part of Mr. Phillips is angry about what Bobby did, and why is

he angry?_______________________________________________

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107. What does Sheila ask Bobby to do when he calls her with his

information about a reversal?_________________________________

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108. Why does Sheila do this?________________________________

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109. How does Alicia check to see if Bobby is really visible again?______

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110. Why does Bobby say that at first he was unable to tell whether the

officer in his room was looking at him?__________________________

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111. At what point does Bobby say he knew the officer was looking at

him?___________________________________________________

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112. What does Bobby do with his electric blanket after trying to instant

message Alicia?___________________________________________

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113. What is the title of the poem Alicia sent to Bobby?_____________

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Mr. Kery Language Arts 7 Name________________

The Giver

Lois Lowry

The Giver Prereading Activity

The iconic cover of The Giver features a photo taken by Lois Lowry of an old man she met while researching an article in Maine. In her 1994 Newbery acceptance speech, Lowry told the story of how the man served as her inspiration for the character of the Giver.

“In the summer of 1979, I am sent by a magazine I am working for to an island off the coast of Maine to write an article about a painter who lives there alone. I spend a good deal of time with this man, and we talk a lot about color.

It is clear to me that although I am a highly visual person – a person who sees and appreciates form and composition and color – this man’s capacity for seeing color goes far beyond mine.

I photograph him while I am there, and I keep a copy of his photograph for myself because there is something about his face – his eyes – which haunts me.

Later, I hear that he has become blind.

I think about him – his name is Carl Nelson – from time to time.

His photograph hangs over my desk. I wonder what it was like for him to lose the colors about which he was so impassioned. Now and then I wish, in a whimsical way, that he could have somehow magically given me the capacity to see the way he did.”

DIRECTIONS: On the other side of theis sheet, redesign the cover of The Giver. Do not forget the title and author.

Part 1: Chapters 1-6

Pros & Cons

What are the good things about Jonas’s community? What are the bad things? Make at least 6 additions to the list.

PROS CONS

People are always polite. 1. Youth do not pick their own jobs.

2._________________________ 2. _______________________

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3._________________________3. _______________________

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4._________________________4. _______________________

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Personal Writing

Write a 3-paragraph response to the following: Why do you think there are no animals in the Community? How did this happen? Imagine your own world without animals. How would life be

different?

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Discussion

What consequences may occur if the following happened in the Community? For each, write what type of punishment, if any, would be

assigned.

Writing derogatory slurs on a wall:______________________________

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Taking someone else’s bike:____________________________________

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Teasing a sibling for doing poorly on a test:________________________

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Biking to another community:__________________________________

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Refusing to accept someone’s apology:____________________________

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Dilemma

Students are faced every day with the kind of situation that Lily shares with her family unit at dinner. Write 2 reactions to the scenario below.

Imagine that you encounter the following situation: You have lots of friends in your class this year and you are enjoying school. In January, your teacher introduces a new student to the class, Jariah., who has recently arrived with family from a different city. Jariah’s hairstyle is really strange. Also, your classmates do not like the music Jariah listens to. Some students tease Jariah because they think Jariah is weird.

Casey is a student who has been witnessing the situation and doesn’t know what to do. Suppose Casey comes to you for advice. 1) What would you recommend to Casey? 2) Why would you make that recommendation to Casey? 3) What might go wrong with your

recommendation?

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Compare this situation to the one Lily reports about the visitors in her school. 1) Would Jariah’s situation occur in Lily’s Community?

2) How is Jariah’s situation similar? 3) How is it different?

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Part 2: Chapters 7-11

Writing

The five qualities a Receiver must have are: Intelligence, Integrity, Courage, Wisdom, and the Capacity to See Beyond. Briefly describe what each of these traits means to you and then, underneath those

descriptions, identify examples of ways one may demonstrate them.

Intelligence:______________________________________________

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