Tia Lola

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Tia Lola

• Quiz

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Vocabulary

• There is a resemblance between the siblings.
• a. medical emergency
• b. similar appearance

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Answer

• b. Similar appearance

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Vocabulary

• The colonel is waiting.
• a. Military officer
• b. Football Coach

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Answer

• a. Military officer

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Vocabulary

• This river affords water.
• a. splatters
• b. provides

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Answer

• b. Provides

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Vocabulary

• Lets stay in this quaint hotel.
• a. well-known
• b. old-fashioned

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Answer

• b. Old-fashioned

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Vocabulary

• I saw a glint in his eye.
• a. sparkle
• b. flicker

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Answer

• A. sparkle

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Vocabulary

• My cat was lurking behind the chair.
• a. relaxing
• b. prowling

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Answer

• B. prowling

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Vocabulary

• These palettes need to be cleaned.
• a. large tubes for paints
• b. mixing boards for paints

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Answer

• B. Mixing boards for paints

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Comprehension

• Where does most of the story take place?
• a. a farmhouse
• b. an apartment

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Answer

• A. A farmhouse

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Comprehension

• What is the most likely reason the author
  described the photographs of Colonel Charlebois
  as a boy?
• a. to tell about his baseball uniform
• b. to show he loved baseball

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Answer

• b. to show he loved baseball

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Comprehension

• Miguel had to write a letter Colonel Charlebois
  because
• a. Miguel did not have the colonels phone
  number.
• b. the colonel did not want to answer any phone
  calls

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Answer

• b. the colonel did not want to answer any phone
  calls

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Comprehension

• Which of these events happened last in this
  selection?
• a. The colonel accepted an invitation from
  Miguels Tia Lola.
• b. Miguel found photographs that showed the
  colonel as a boy.

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Answer

• a. The colonel accepted an invitation from
  Miguels Tia Lola.

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Comprehension

• At the beginning of the story, how were Colonel
  Charlebois and Tia Lola alike?
• a. They had unusual ways of doing things.
• b. They were pleasant people to be around.

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Answer

• a. They had unusual ways of doing things.

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Comprehension

• Which of these gave Tia Lola the best clue for
  what would probably make Colonel Charlebois
  happy?
• a. The trimmed hedges
• b. The old photograph

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Answer
b. The old photograph
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Comprehension

• When Tia Lola said she planned to change a hard
  heart, she meant that she would change
• a. The colonels mind by making him happy
• b. Mamis feeling about moving back to New
  York

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Answer

• a. The colonels mind by making him happy

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Comprehension

• Which of these is an important theme from the
  story?
• a. Children like to drink smoothies and talk
  about gardens
• b. People from different backgrounds can have
  fun together

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Answer

• b. People from different backgrounds can have fun
  together

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Comprehension

• Which of these is an important theme from the
  story?
• a. A persons time is as valuable as money.
• b. A persons face is the window to the heart.

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Answer

• b. A persons face is the window to the heart.

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Comprehension

• What kind of person was Tia Lola?
• a. graceful
• b. clever

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Answer

• b. Clever

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IN YOUR GROUPS

• Please Discuss
• Why did the children like Tia Lola so much?

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Answer

• She served cold drinks and told great stories.

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IN YOUR GROUPS

• Please Discuss
• What did Tia Lola do to change Colonel
  Charlebois decision about the color of the house?

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Answer

• She named the baseball team after him, and she
  made the boys uniforms white and purple.

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IN YOUR GROUPS

• Please Discuss
• What did Tia Lola know when Colonel Charlebois
  decided to play ball with the boys?

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Answer

• She knew that Colonel Charlebois would not make
  her repaint the house and that he would let
  Miguels family stay there.

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• Good Luck with your test!