Wish

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

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following best describes Howard?

A) Disloyal, curious, funny

B) Truthful, outgoing, pessimistic

C) Helpful, kind, accepting

D) Unhappy, mysterious, witty

2. Why does Charlie lash out at people?

A) Charlie has been neglected and feels like she does not belong.

B) Charlie has never had someone to show her kindness.

C) Charlie feels it is unfair she has to stay in Raleigh while her sister moves.

D) Charlie enjoys making people feel bad in new ways.

3. Where does Charlie think she gets her temper from?

A) Her sister

B) Her teacher

C) Bertha or Howard

D) Her mother or father

4. What can be inferred by Bertha buying Charlie the princess pillowcases and rainbow lunchbox?

A) Bertha bought them because they were on sale.

B) Bertha is very wealthy and loves to spend money.

C)Bertha wants to be kind but does not know Charlie’s likes.

D) Bertha dislikes shopping and grabbed the first things she saw.

5. Why is Wishbone so important to Charlie?

A) Wishbone reminds Charlie of Raleigh.

B) Wishbone is a gift from Charlie’s sister.

C) Wishbone is family Charlie chooses.

D) Wishbone helps Charlie skip school.

6. Who helps Charlie find Wishbone?

A) Carla

B) Jackie

C) Audrey

D) Howard

7. How does Charlie feel after she suggests Howard’s wish was that he did not limp?

A) Charlie feels justified when she realizes she was correct.

B) Charlie feels guilty for hurting Howard.

C) Charlie feels hopeful after seeing his reaction.

D) Charlie feels excited to finally connect with a friend.

8. What role does church play in Charlie’s life?

A) Charlie looks forward to church as a place she is completely accepted.

B) Church gives Charlie a chance to be a leader as a Sunday school teacher.

C) Church leads to Charlie’s increased interest in reading and writing.

D) Charlie is not used to church, but she goes reluctantly.

9. What best describes the relationship between Charlie and Jackie?

A) Charlie and Jackie used to fight often but have not since Charlie moved.

B) Charlie and Jackie care about each other and try to stay close even when living apart.

C) Charlie and Jackie only talk with each other when they need to help their parents.

D) Charlie and Jackie are jealous of each other and eventually stop talking.

10. How does Charlie feel when the social worker says she will go back to stay in Raleigh soon?

A) Initially excited but then somewhat sad

B) Upset and unsettled, wanting to stay in Colby

C) Sad at first but joyful the next day

D) Interested, hoping to get to know a new side of Carla

11. What is similar between how Carla treats Charlie when she is a baby and how she treats her at the end of the novel?

A) Both times Carla selfishly abandons Charlie.

B) Both times Carla wants to spend every moment with Charlie.

C) Both times Carla is kind but slightly distant.

D) Both times Carla puts Charlie’s best interests first.

12. Which of the following best develops the theme of Not Judging a Person or Place Through Stereotypes?

A) Mrs. Odom baking a cake and sharing it with Charlie

B) Bertha buying Charlie a second, plain lunchbox

C) Wishbone getting caught in the trap

D) Charlie wanting to stay with Bertha and George

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. How do Bertha and Charlie help each other?

2. What does Howard’s wish reveal about him?