"Keeping The Night Watch" Spring
Directions: Read the questions and answer them in complete sentences or choose the correct answer. Use the book to help you, if needed. Use details from the text to support your answer.
1. Who is Preacher? Preacher is C.J.'s friend.
2. What does C.J. mean when he says that Maya’s “voice is like a fairy’s magic wand; she only has to speak and I’ll closely obey”? (p. 43)” C.J. says Maya's voice is like a fairy's magic wand because whatever Maya says C.J. will do.
3. Why does Momma tell C.J. that he has to get his permission slip signed by his father? Momma tells C.J. he has to get permission slip signed by his father because she wants to get C.J. to bond together instead of ignoring each other.
4. What causes C.J. to feel more comfortable around Maya on their rowing date? C.J. feels more comfortable around Maya on their rowing date because C.J. notices that Maya is sweating, her fingers are fidgeting, and she is talking excessively which are signs that she is nervous.
5. What poetic element can be found in the poem “(Nick) Tuck”? The is poetic element that could be found in the poem "(Nick) Tuck" is an onomatopoeia because when C.J. says nick he is cutting himself.
6. Why did C.J. choose to get Maya a monogrammed lace handkerchief? C.J. chose to get Maya a monogrammed lace handkerchief because "Grandmomma said that every girl needed her very own monogrammed lace handkerchief." (p. 61, line 17)
7. What did Grandmomma mean when she said, “’There’s more than one way to skin a cat’”? (p. 65) When Grandmomma says "there's more than one way to skin a cat" (p. 65, line 58) she means that there is more than one way to do something.
8. What event is C.J. referring to when he talks about the earthquake in “Blue Print”? C.J. is referring to his dad leaving and coming back when he talks about the earthquake in the "Blue Print".
9. Why does Daddy step back when C.J. taps him on the shoulder? Daddy steps back because he thought C.J. wanted to dance with mom and not him.
1. Who is Preacher? Preacher is C.J.'s friend.
2. What does C.J. mean when he says that Maya’s “voice is like a fairy’s magic wand; she only has to speak and I’ll closely obey”? (p. 43)” C.J. says Maya's voice is like a fairy's magic wand because whatever Maya says C.J. will do.
3. Why does Momma tell C.J. that he has to get his permission slip signed by his father? Momma tells C.J. he has to get permission slip signed by his father because she wants to get C.J. to bond together instead of ignoring each other.
4. What causes C.J. to feel more comfortable around Maya on their rowing date? C.J. feels more comfortable around Maya on their rowing date because C.J. notices that Maya is sweating, her fingers are fidgeting, and she is talking excessively which are signs that she is nervous.
5. What poetic element can be found in the poem “(Nick) Tuck”? The is poetic element that could be found in the poem "(Nick) Tuck" is an onomatopoeia because when C.J. says nick he is cutting himself.
6. Why did C.J. choose to get Maya a monogrammed lace handkerchief? C.J. chose to get Maya a monogrammed lace handkerchief because "Grandmomma said that every girl needed her very own monogrammed lace handkerchief." (p. 61, line 17)
7. What did Grandmomma mean when she said, “’There’s more than one way to skin a cat’”? (p. 65) When Grandmomma says "there's more than one way to skin a cat" (p. 65, line 58) she means that there is more than one way to do something.
8. What event is C.J. referring to when he talks about the earthquake in “Blue Print”? C.J. is referring to his dad leaving and coming back when he talks about the earthquake in the "Blue Print".
9. Why does Daddy step back when C.J. taps him on the shoulder? Daddy steps back because he thought C.J. wanted to dance with mom and not him.