Echo Week 9 Comprehension Questions, Part 2, Chapters 9 - 14, pages 265 - 299

Echo Week 9 Comprehension Questions, Part 2, Chapters 9 - 14, pages 265 - 299

Directions:  Answer the following questions with at least one complete sentence and submit your answers to Turnitin.com before 2/5/18 at 8:15 am for full credit.  DO NOT recopy the questions in your final answer submission -- only submit your answers.  You may not collaborate with others.

Part 2, Chapter 9
1. What happened to Mike and Frankie‛s clothing? Do you think this is what actually happened? Why or why not?
2. What have we found out about Mrs. Sturbridge‛s life?
3. How did Mrs. Potter remind Mike of Granny? Use evidence to support your answer.
4. Why did Mike not want to go to sleep?

Part 2, Chapter 10
5. “If Mrs. Sturbridge heard someone playing, maybe she‛d be pleased. Was that one of the ifs and maybes ?” (273). What does Mike think may help the situation? Do you think this would make a difference? Why or why not?
6. How did Mrs. Sturbridge react when she heard the piano?
7. “‘Lots of things don‛t make sense around here‛” (274). What does not make sense?

Part 2, Chapter 11
8. What happened when Mike and Frankie walked into the department store?
9. Why was Mike unhappy in the department store?
10. “‘She‛s your benefactor‛” (283). What is a benefactor ? What connotation does this word have with it?

Part 2, Chapter 12
11. What did Mr. Howard buy the boys while they were out buying new clothing?
12. What was significant about Mike‛s harmonica? Use evidence to support your answer.
13. “Mr. Howard had said home ” (291). Why is the word home italicized? Use evidence to support your thinking.

Part 2, Chapter 13
14. What words of wisdom does Mr. Potter give Mike and Frankie while they are discussing blues music?
15. How did Mrs. Sturbridge‛s behavior differ from her staff? Use evidence to support your thinking.

Echo Book Three Vocabulary on Quizlet (35 terms)

The following 35 terms will be on a quiz tentatively scheduled for Monday, February 12th, 2018.

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This Week's Agenda

Sentence Composing #081 - 084

Echo Comprehension Questions Week 8

Week 8 - Part 2, Chapters 5 - 8

Directions
Answer the questions in full sentences.  Do not recopy the questions. All 20 Questions are due submitted to Turnitin.com by Monday 1/29/18 at 8:15 AM.

Part 2, Chapter 5
1. What are the Hoxie‛s Harmonica Wizards?

2. Why do they refer to Franklin Delano Roosevelt as “Happy Days are Here Again” Franklin Delano Roosevelt?

3. What is the plan between Mike, Frankie, and the Hoxie Harmonica Wizards?

4. However, what was Mike‛s plan?

5. Did Mike or Frankie have a better plan? Use evidence to support your answer.


Part 2, Chapter 6
6. Pennyweather needs Mike and Frankie to play the piano for some potential buyers. However, what is unique about this situation?

7. What were the lawyers doing at the Bishop‛s? What is Eunice Dow Sturbridge wanting to do?

8. Why would Frankie and Mike be a good fit for Mrs. Sturbridge?

9. What is puzzling about this statement: “You see it must be a child who is musical” (250).


Part 2, Chapter 7
10. “She shot Mike a smile, but he knew it was meant as a warning” (252). Why is she warning Mike?

11. “‘Making a child an indentured servant is against the law‛” (255). What is an indentured servant?
12. “‘Oh, Mrs. Pennyweather, I think you underestimate us. We don‛t do anything in a small way‛” (256). What do you think this means?


Part 2, Chapter 8
13. “‘We‛re being ‘dopted, not fostered‛” (258). What is the difference between the two?

14. How are Mike and Frankie‛s views about this situation different? Use evidence to support your answer.

15. “... if something seem too good to be true, it was probably a swindle” (258). What do you think could go wrong with this situation? Why do you think this way?

16. Who are Mr. Howard, Mr. Potter, and Mrs. Potter?

17. “‘Mr. Howard, sir, you just stirred the pot real good” (259). How has Mr. Howard stirred the pot? What does this idiom mean?

18. Mrs. Sturbridge gets angry with Mr. Howard. How does Mr. Howard respond?

19. “If it had mattered so much, why hadn‛t she chosen a child herself? Something didn‛t feel right “(263). What do you think is going on in this situation? Use evidence to support your thinking.

20. “‘Believe it or not, boys,‛ said Mr. Howard, ‘that went well‛” (264). Why did Mr. Howard adopt Frankie and Mike if he knew things would end up the say they had? Use evidence to support your thinking.

Sentence Composing #071 - #080 Direct and Indirect Objects

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