Night Letters

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Night Letters

• By Palmyra LoMonaco

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• Why do you think the author used letters to tell
  parts of the story?
• A. To tell different points of view
• B. To show the changes for each season
• C. To share a familys thoughts and feelings
• D. To explain how day night are different

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• A. To tell different points of view

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• You can tell this story probably took place in
  the
• A. spring, because it was raining.
• B. summer because there were fireflies.
• C. winter, because there was snow on the ground.
• D. fall, because the leaves have fallen off the
  trees.

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• B. Summer, because there were fireflies.

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• What is the MOST LIKELY reason the author wrote
  this story?
• A. To tell how a young girl enjoys nature in her
  backyard
• B. To explain why people should protect wild
  animals
• C. To show how things in nature can write
  letters to people
• D. To compare different kinds of plants and
  animals

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• A. To tell how a young girl enjoys nature in her
  backyard.

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• Where did Lily keep the night letters?
• A. Under a rock
• B. In her notepad
• C. By her back door
• D. Near a sycamore tree

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• B. In her notepad

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• The first night letter that Lily read was from
  the ______________.
• A. Fireflies
• B. Hawkmoth
• C. Ant family
• D. Sycamore tree

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• C. Ant family

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• Which of the following BEST describes Lily?
• A. She worked hard at school.
• B. She enjoyed reading letters.
• C. She knew a lot about the outdoors.
• D. She liked to listen to harmonica music.

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• C. She knew a lot about the outdoors.

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• In this story, the author described the sky by
  comparing it to
• A. fireflies
• B. berries
• C. music
• D. paint

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• B. berries

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• Which word BEST describes Lily?
• Silly
• Brave
• C. Lonely
• D. Curious

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• D. curious

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• Which of the following could NOT really happen?
• A. Lily copied words onto her pad.
• B. A hawkmoth rested on a blade of grass.
• C. A rock looked up at the stars.
• D. A harmonica played a sleepy song.

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• C. A rock looked up at the stars.

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• Who are Lilys backyard friends?
• A. The students in her class
• B. The moon and the stars in the sky
• C. The natural things behind her house
• D. The letters in her backpack

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• C. The natural things behind her house

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• How do you think Lily figured out what happened
  to the rock?

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• She probably saw a spider web with drops of water
  on it.

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• How does Lily get the ideas for the night
  letters?

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• She gets the ideas from the things she sees and
  imagines while walking around her backyard.

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• What do you think Lily will probably do tomorrow
  night?

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• She will probably visit her backyard friends and
  write more night letters.