Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which reason best explains why Derek is labeled a reluctant reader?

A) He doesn’t know how to read.

B) He dislikes all forms of reading.

C) He struggles with reading long texts.

D) He is in the midst of learning English.

2. Which is the correct series of events?

A) Derek learns how to visualize.

Derek figures out that his drawings are like a flipbook.

Derek learns to animate his illustrations.

B) Derek learns to animate his illustrations.

Derek learns how to visualize.

Derek figures out that his drawings are like a flipbook.

C) Derek learns how to visualize.

Derek learns how to animate his illustrations.

Derek figures out that his drawings are like a flipbook.

D) Derek figures out that his drawings are like a flipbook.

Derek learns how to visualize.

Derek learns to animate his illustrations.

3. Which motif is not prominent in the novel?

A) Mystery

B) Nature

C) Family

D) Humor

4. Which of these could be considered a round character (someone who appears one way but turns out to have another side)?

A) Derek’s mother

B) Derek’s father

C) Derek

D) Carly

5. Which character traits explain why visualization works for Derek?

A) He’s an illustrator and likes movies.

B) He loves adventure and animals.

C) He’s a skateboarder and likes playing games.

D) He loves travelling and climbing.

6. Which of the following is not an example of how atmosphere is conveyed in the novel?