If You Come Softly Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does Ellie put her Star of David necklace into her mouth while walking? (from Chapters 6 - 10)

She is trying to calm herself down after her unsuccessful phone call with Anne.

She is trying to bite off the star so no one knows she is Jewish.

She is hungry and needs something to suck on to hold herself over.

She is trying to hide the star in her mouth so no one knows she is Jewish.

2.

What gesture does Nelia show Ellie when she and Miah first arrive at her home? (from Chapters 21 - 26)

She gives Ellie a cup of hot chocolate and a cookie.

She gives her a picture of Miah she can carry in her wallet.

She compliments Ellie's necklace, and asks her about her family.

She takes Ellie's hand between both her hands and holds it a for a moment.

3.

What is the significance of Miah's Swiss Army knife? (from Chapters 11 - 15)

Carlton gave it to before he left for Percy Academy.

His father gave it to him when he was young, and promised to take him camping with it.

His grandmother gave it to him just before he died.

His mother gave it to him when he was young, and promised to take him camping with it.

4.

When Miah tells his father he has been spending afternoons in Central Park, what warning does his father give him? (from Chapters 16 - 20)

To stop going to the park, and to spend his time with him instead.

To never run in a white neighborhood.

To never go to white neighborhoods with a white girl.

To never play basketball in a white neighborhood.

5.

When Marion warns Ellie about skipping class for a boy, why does Ellie ignore her? (from Chapters 16 - 20)

Because she thinks her life is turning around because of Miah.

Because her mother has never known what it is like to be in love.

Because she did not skip class because of Miah.

Because her mother used to skip school to hang out with boys when she was young.

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