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Cynthia D. Grant

Phoenix Rising Quiz

Cynthia D. Grant
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Phoenix Rising Quiz

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1)

About what do the two teens talk? (from Chapter 10)

Training horses.
What's going on at Nyle's school.
The latest movies.
The weather and sheep farming.
2)

Why does Nyle come back outside? (from Chapter 28)

She hears sirens.
She can't stand being cooped up because she is so restless.
She is hot.
She hears Shep howling.
3)

What does Ezra now have the strength to do? (from Chapter 12)

Walk to and fro in his room.
Go outside for brief periods of time.
Start back on his school work.
Learn to card wool.
4)

What surprises Nyle when she goes to give Ezra a lesson on sheep farming? (from Chapter 11)

He has a present for her.
He is looking out the window.
Ezra is at a table working a jigsaw puzzle.
He is upright leaning on canes.
5)

What does Ezra do when he sees the new puppy Nyle gets him? (from Chapter 13)

Says it's the best present he's ever had.
Names it Shep's girl.
Screams that it's radioactive.
Immediately puts it in the bed with him.
6)

Why is their dairy farm defunct? (from Chapter 16)

Because May and Lemmy are too old to work it.
Because of contamination from radiation.
Because the government confiscated most of their land under eminent domain laws.
Because of a bad mudslide that killed most of the cows.
7)

What does Nyle do? (from Chapter 28)

Tells the sheriff what Ripley did.
Runs inside and locks the door.
Hugs Shep as if he is the only thing left in the world.
Tells Muncie everything about Ezra.
8)

Who does Nyle blame for Ezra's problem? (from Chapter 29)

The accident.
Muncie.
Ripley.
Herself.
9)

Why does Ezra go back to his room? (from Chapter 15)

Ezra is tired from his foray into the kitchen.
Nyle teases him to hard.
Ezra is still afraid of the puppy.
Nyle has to help Gran with the sheep.
10)

What do Muncie and Nyle do after working in the pasture? (from Chapter 12)

Walk to town for hot chocolate.
Go to spin wool at Muncie's house.
Build a snow fort.
Have a discussion about Ezra.
11)

As Nyle is taking wood into her house, what does she spy? (from Chapter 22)

A sheep that must have gotten out of the pasture.
The puppy chasing a cat.
A robin on the chimney.
Someone in the driveway.
12)

What does Nyle do when she and Ezra are upstairs in Nyle's room? (from Chapter 17)

Walk the detector around the room to prove there is no radioactive particles.
Listen to the radio.
Play a game of chess.
Watch TV
13)

Who goes with Nyle to watch the meteor shower? (from Chapter 13)

Gran.
Caleb.
No one; there is no meteor shower.
Muncie.
14)

About what does Nyle sigh? (from Chapter 25)

That Muncie is still not talking to her.
That Ezra will probably become so popular, he'll ignore Nyle.
That Ezra probably doesn't need her anymore.
That she will probably lose Ezra to a prettier girl.
15)

What is the personal question Nyle asks of Ezra? (from Chapter 11)

If he thinks he is going to die.
Why he doesn't want the curtain opened.
How it feels to be in a coma.
How he got the scar on his forehead.
16)

What do they name the puppy? (from Chapter 21)

Shep.
Jasper.
Eli.
Barney.
17)

What does Ezra describe so well? (from Chapter 25)

The kids he met at school so that Nyle can tell him their names.
How he had to respond to one bully.
The way the English teacher read a silly poem.
The reaction of the boys when Nyle went out on the tennis court.
18)

For what does Ezra thank Nyle? (from Chapter 19)

For helping him recover.
For sticking by him.
For her understanding.
For the puppy.
19)

What does Ripley do to Ezra? (from Chapter 27)

Tells him he will meet him later with knives.
Pummels him until he is nearly unconscious.
Challenges him to a boxing match.
Ignore him.
20)

Why is Ezra in the hospital? (from Chapter 29)

Ripley broke his arm.
He has leukemia and the fight with Ripley made it worse.
He is getting a cat scan.
He is visiting his mother.
21)

What does Ezra ask about the puppy? (from Chapter 15)

Who did Nyle give it to.
Why it is outside.
What Nyle named it.
Where it is hidden.
22)

What does the puppy do on its second night with the sheep? (from Chapter 20)

Goes and gets warm among the herd.
Plays with a lamb.
Watches them as if he doesn't know what to do.
Chases them all over.
23)

What does Nyle do as Ezra walks into the kitchen? (from Chapter 17)

Invites him to sit at the table for dinner.
Tells him the puppy ran away.
Moves the geiger counter around to show it is safe.
Offers him pancakes and coffee.
24)

How does Ezra begin healing emotionally? (from Chapter 21)

He watches a special on the TV about the accident and sobs.
He sees a counselor.
He tells Nyle much of what is bothering him about the accident.
He has not yet begun that healing process.
25)

What does Nyle ask Gran? (from Chapter 11)

What Gran likes best about sheep farming.
What her dad was like.
Why Granpa died so suddenly.
How Gran copes with so much death.
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