"Keeping the Night Watch" SpringDirections: Read the questions and answer them in complete sentences or choose the correct answer. Use the book to help you, if needed. Use details from the text to support your answer.
1. Who is Preacher? Preacher is C.Js friend
2. What does C.J. mean when he says that Maya’s “voice is like a fairy’s magic wand; she only has to speak and I’ll closely obey”? (p. 43) when C.J says that her voice is magical because he will do anything.
3. Why does Momma tell C.J. that he has to get his permission slip signed by his father? His mom want C.J and his father to talk so the dad can sign it
4. What causes C.J. to feel more comfortable around Maya on their rowing date? What causes C.J. to feel more comfortable around Maya on their rowing date is when he can see that maya is talk and sweating and fidgeting hands.
5. What poetic element can be found in the poem “(Nick) Tuck”? The poetic element can be found in the poem “(Nick) Tuck” can be an onomatopoeia
6. Why did C.J. choose to get Maya a monogrammed lace handkerchief? C.J. choose to get Maya a monogrammed lace handkerchief because " grandmomma said every girl needed a lace handkerchief" ( p.61 line6)
7. What did mean when she said, “’There’s more than one way to skin a cat’”? (p. 65) when Grandmomma said that she ment that there is more than one way to talk to people.
8. What event is C.J. referring to when he talks about the earthquake in “Blue Print”? The event that C.J is referring to means he is talking when dad comes and goes.
9. Why does Daddy step back when C.J. taps him on the shoulder? Dad steps back because dad think he wanted to dance with mom not him.
1. Who is Preacher? Preacher is C.Js friend
2. What does C.J. mean when he says that Maya’s “voice is like a fairy’s magic wand; she only has to speak and I’ll closely obey”? (p. 43) when C.J says that her voice is magical because he will do anything.
3. Why does Momma tell C.J. that he has to get his permission slip signed by his father? His mom want C.J and his father to talk so the dad can sign it
4. What causes C.J. to feel more comfortable around Maya on their rowing date? What causes C.J. to feel more comfortable around Maya on their rowing date is when he can see that maya is talk and sweating and fidgeting hands.
5. What poetic element can be found in the poem “(Nick) Tuck”? The poetic element can be found in the poem “(Nick) Tuck” can be an onomatopoeia
6. Why did C.J. choose to get Maya a monogrammed lace handkerchief? C.J. choose to get Maya a monogrammed lace handkerchief because " grandmomma said every girl needed a lace handkerchief" ( p.61 line6)
7. What did mean when she said, “’There’s more than one way to skin a cat’”? (p. 65) when Grandmomma said that she ment that there is more than one way to talk to people.
8. What event is C.J. referring to when he talks about the earthquake in “Blue Print”? The event that C.J is referring to means he is talking when dad comes and goes.
9. Why does Daddy step back when C.J. taps him on the shoulder? Dad steps back because dad think he wanted to dance with mom not him.