I Survived The Attacks of September 11, 2001 Quiz

Name ______

Part 1: Comprehension – Write the correct answer on the provided line.

______1. Where does the story take place?

  1. New York CityC. Philadelphia
  2. Washington D.C.D. Los Angeles

______2. What sport does Lucas like best?

  1. Soccerc. Basketball
  2. Footballd. Swimming

______3. When Lucas hears the doctor’s news, what does he plan to do?

  1. Quit playing on his sport’s team C. Go see Uncle Benny
  2. Call his friend D. Eat a snack

_____ 4. How does Lucas get to New York City?

A. Trainc. Car

B. Planed. Bus

______5. How does Uncle Benny react when he hears the news from Lucas that Mom and Dad are making him quit playing the sport he loves so much?

  1. He gets madC. He cries
  2. He laughsD. He nods

______6. What is the Seagrave?

  1. A model boatC. A model car
  2. A model fire truckD. A monster

______7. Who has a shamrock tattoo on his arm?

  1. LucasC. Uncle Benny
  2. Lucas’s DadD. Dr. Barrett

Part 2: Match the character to the character’s description.

Word Bank:

  1. Lucas
  2. Uncle Benny
  3. Lucas’s dad
  4. Lucas’s mom
  5. Mark
  6. Dr. Barrett
  1. I am Dad’s best friend from ladder 177. ______
  2. I was badly hurt in a warehouse fire in Brooklyn. ______
  3. I show Lucas photos of men who have died due to concussions. ______
  4. I dropped off Lucas at the bus stop on my way to work. ______
  5. I got several concussions. ______
  6. I was a firefighter who died. My boys played on the Jaguars’ team. ______

Part 3: Sequence the events from the story. Put a 1 by the first event, 2 by the second event, etc.

______Planes attack the Twin Towers

_____ Lucas gets hurt playing football

______Uncle Benny stands watching the football game with his cane and his arm in a sling

______Lucas goes to see Uncle Benny in New York City

______The Twin Towers collapse

______Lucas visits Dr. Barrett with his mom

Part 4: Figurative Language

Word Bank (choices may be used more than once or not at all):

Hyperbole, simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, onomatopoeia

______1. Even after all this time, the scars on Dad’s arms were bright red and lumpy, like raw hamburger.

______2. And off Lucas went, his eyes glued to the ball….

______3. He had a million reasons why that doctor was wrong, and he told Mom and Dad practically every single one.

______4. It sounded like the trucks were crying for help.

Part 5: Context Clues: Use the context of the sentences from the book to fill in the missing words. Then tell the part of speech for each word using the sentences to help you.

Word / Part of Speech
careened
ferocious
plunged
glinting
rasped
  1. With one last ______roar, the jet ______into the side of one of the towers.
  1. Lucas watched, almost hypnotized, as the plane ______through the sky.
  1. “Dad,” Lucas ______, spitting dust from his mouth. “Is anyone hurt?” Dad called.
  1. He could see the plane so clearly – the engines tucked under the wings, the sun ______off the windows.

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