Name _____________________________

Date ___________________ Anastasia Krupnik Key 1 - Answer ID # 0285096

Chapters 1 - 3

1.  According to Jennifer, why do you have to go to confession?

2.  How did Anastasia's father feel about her poem? What did he say about her teacher disliking her poem?

3.  Why didn't Anastasia's teacher like her poem? How did that change Anastasia's feelings about her poem?

4.  How did Anastasia feel when her teacher said they were going to write poems?

5.  What did Anastasia's parents decide when she asked them about the baby's name?

Chapters 4 - 7

6.  Who is Washburn Cummings?

7.  According to Anastasia's father, why is her grandmother happy?

8.  What name did Anastasia's grandmother say she liked?

9.  How did Anastasia feel about her father's class?

10.  What did Anastasia's mother say when Anastasia announced that she was in love?

 

Name _____________________________

Date ___________________ Anastasia Krupnik Key 1 - Answer ID # 0285096

Chapters 8 - 11

11.  What did Anastasia discover was missing at the beginning of chapter 10?

12.  What was the only thing left on Anastasia's things I hate list?

13.  Why did Anastasia and her father go to the nursing home?

14.  Why did Anastasia and her father have to leave the nursing home quickly?

15.  Why did Mrs. Westvessel call Anastasia's house?

Review

16.  Why didn't Anastasia's teacher like her poem? It didn't have capitalization or punctuation. It wasn't about her life. It wasn't funny. It wasn't about an animal.	17.  What religion does Anastasia decide she wants to become? Baptist Jewish Methodist Catholic
18.  Who did Anastasia name her baby brother after? Her uncle Her dog Her father Her grandfather	19.  What room in their house did Anastasia's mother turn into the baby's nursery? The laundry room The office The playroom The pantry
20.  What word did Anastasia's father change the "F" to on her poem? Fantastic Fabulous First place Far Out	21.  What did Anastasia do to get Washburn Cummings to notice her? She wore all black. She made her hair look crazy. She painted her fingernails red. She bounced a pretend basketball.

 

Name _____________________________

Date ___________________ Anastasia Krupnik Key 1 - Answer ID # 0285096

22.  What is Anastasia's father's profession? Chef Artist Actor Professor	23.  What color is Anastasia's notebook? Blue Yellow Red Green
24.  How does Anastasia feel when she first learns that her mother's pregnant? Happy Angry Excited Scared	25.  What name did Anastasia pick for her baby brother? Matt Washburn Reilly Sam

 

Name _____________________________

Date ___________________ Anastasia Krupnik (Key 1 - Answer ID # 0285096)

Write the letter for the word that best matches the definition.

1.   a doctor who specializes in pregnancy and birth  2.   making someone feel sick; unpleasant; disgusting  3.   unwilling, hesitant, not eager  4.   a rounded part placed as a crosspiece between the legs of a chair, ladder, etc  5.   a wealthy influential person, especially in business  6.   a disease that causes open sores and white scabs and that slowly wastes parts of the body  7.   causing strong dislike or disgust  8.   having to do with showing off; pretentious  9.   prominent; something that sticks out  10.   not having enough funds in your account to cover a check  11.   furniture with drawers for keeping clothes  12.   summary of the principle teachings of the Catholic Church

A.   catechism B.   ostentatious C.   rung D.   revolting E.   repulsive F.   reluctant G.   overdrawn H.   leprosy I.   salient J.   magnate K.   obstetrician L.   bureau

 

Anastasia Krupnik Key 1 - Answer ID # 0285096

Chapters 1 - 3

1.  According to Jennifer, why do you have to go to confession? You have to go confess your sins. You have to tell the bad things you have done and the bad thoughts you have had.

2.  How did Anastasia's father feel about her poem? What did he say about her teacher disliking her poem? Her father thought her poem was very good. He told Anastasia that some people just haven't been trained to understand poetry.

3.  Why didn't Anastasia's teacher like her poem? How did that change Anastasia's feelings about her poem? She didn't use capital letters, and it didn't rhyme. At first, she thought her poem was good and was proud of it, but when her teacher didn't like it, she thought it was terrible.

4.  How did Anastasia feel when her teacher said they were going to write poems? She felt very excited.

5.  What did Anastasia's parents decide when she asked them about the baby's name? They decided that Anastasia could name the baby.

Chapters 4 - 7

6.  Who is Washburn Cummings? He is a boy that Anastasia is in love with. He is black and in the sixth grade. He doesn't know who Anastasia is, but everyone in school knows who he is.

7.  According to Anastasia's father, why is her grandmother happy? She lives in the past and has her memories to keep her happy.

8.  What name did Anastasia's grandmother say she liked? Sam

9.  How did Anastasia feel about her father's class? She thought it was boring.

10.  What did Anastasia's mother say when Anastasia announced that she was in love? She said that Anastasia wasn't too young because she fell in love for the first time at 10 years old.

 

Anastasia Krupnik Key 1 - Answer ID # 0285096

Chapters 8 - 11

11.  What did Anastasia discover was missing at the beginning of chapter 10? Her wart was gone.

12.  What was the only thing left on Anastasia's things I hate list? Liver

13.  Why did Anastasia and her father go to the nursing home? They needed to pack her grandmother's things.

14.  Why did Anastasia and her father have to leave the nursing home quickly? The baby was coming.

15.  Why did Mrs. Westvessel call Anastasia's house? She wanted to tell her that she was sorry for her grandmother passing away.

Review

16.  Why didn't Anastasia's teacher like her poem? It didn't have capitalization or punctuation. It wasn't about her life. It wasn't funny. It wasn't about an animal.	17.  What religion does Anastasia decide she wants to become? Baptist Jewish Methodist Catholic
18.  Who did Anastasia name her baby brother after? Her uncle Her dog Her father Her grandfather	19.  What room in their house did Anastasia's mother turn into the baby's nursery? The laundry room The office The playroom The pantry
20.  What word did Anastasia's father change the "F" to on her poem? Fantastic Fabulous First place Far Out	21.  What did Anastasia do to get Washburn Cummings to notice her? She wore all black. She made her hair look crazy. She painted her fingernails red. She bounced a pretend basketball.

 

Anastasia Krupnik Key 1 - Answer ID # 0285096

22.  What is Anastasia's father's profession? Chef Artist Actor Professor	23.  What color is Anastasia's notebook? Blue Yellow Red Green
24.  How does Anastasia feel when she first learns that her mother's pregnant? Happy Angry Excited Scared	25.  What name did Anastasia pick for her baby brother? Matt Washburn Reilly Sam

 

Anastasia Krupnik Key 1 - Answer ID # 0285096

K    1.   a doctor who specializes in pregnancy and birth   D    2.   making someone feel sick; unpleasant; disgusting   F    3.   unwilling, hesitant, not eager   C    4.   a rounded part placed as a crosspiece between the legs of a chair, ladder, etc   J    5.   a wealthy influential person, especially in business   H    6.   a disease that causes open sores and white scabs and that slowly wastes parts of the body   E    7.   causing strong dislike or disgust   B    8.   having to do with showing off; pretentious   I    9.   prominent; something that sticks out   G    10.   not having enough funds in your account to cover a check   L    11.   furniture with drawers for keeping clothes   A    12.   summary of the principle teachings of the Catholic Church

A.   catechism B.   ostentatious C.   rung D.   revolting E.   repulsive F.   reluctant G.   overdrawn H.   leprosy I.   salient J.   magnate K.   obstetrician L.   bureau