Name: ______________________________

Charles Questions
1. What does read between the lines mean?
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What type of figurative language is it? ________________________________________
2. Page 545, Paragraph 4: Why do you think Laurie grins enormously when he describes what
Charles has done?
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3. Page 544, Paragraph 1 AND Page 545 Last 3 Paragraphs: Give one character trait to
describe Laurie before he started kindergarten and one character trait to describe Laurie as a
kindergartener. Remember, a trait is one word that describes what the character is like.
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As a kindergartener: ____________________________________________________________
4. Page 547, Paragraph 5: What is the idiom in this paragraph? Remember an idiom is an
expression that doesnt literally mean what it says. The expression comes from an earlier,
original story.
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5. Page 547, Paragraph 12: What does Lauries father mean when he says that Charles may just
be plotting?
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6. Page 548, Paragraph 4: After you finish reading the story, explain what is ironic about this
paragraph.
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7. Why does the author tell the story from the moms point of view and not from Lauries?
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8. Write a summary of the story below. It should include the main idea and important details.
It should be 4-5 sentences long.
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