Forged By Fire by Sharon Draper Name:

Date:

Who’s Who. Match the character with the character description.

1. _____Gerald b. The kitten given to Angel for

Christmas
2. _____Angel
c. The protagonist of the story and
3. _____Aunt Queen protector of Angel

4. _____Mr. Washington d. The mother that leaves a 3 year

old alone in an apartment for hours
5. _____Jordan
e. A mythical jolly man who lives at
6. _____Monique the North Pole and keeps elves as
slaves
7. _____Tiger
f. A fiendish, selfish person who
8. _____Santa Clause causes harm to most of the
characters in the novel, Gerald’s
stepfather

g. A big hearted, but serious

a. Rob’s father and the person
Gerald finally tells about what his
happening at home.
person who takes care of Gerald
until he is 9 years old
h. A graceful dancer who is abused
by her father

Multiple Choice

1. How does Gerald burn down the a. She likes to wear them to
apartment? keep warm.
a. stove b. She has marks on her legs
b. firecracker from being
c. letting his pet dragon loose abused.
d. lighter c. She has marks on her legs
from falling.
d. She likes the color black.

3. Why does Angel wear black 2. Why does Gerald go to live with
tights? Monique, Jordan, and Angel?
 a. He decides to take care of
Angel.
b. He gets along with
Monique and Jordan.
c. Aunt Queen dies.
d. Aunt Queen can’t afford to
house him
anymore.
4. How does Gerald stop Angel
from being abused?
a. He beats Jordan up.
b. He tells Mr. Washington
about the abuse.
c. He gets a job and moves
out with Angel.
d. He tells Jordan to stop.

a. to reject or deal with in

bitterness or anger
Vocabulary
b. leaning to one side
1. _____consume
c. deserving to be despised or
2. _____mischievous disdained

3. _____lopsided d. all in agreement

4. _____ordeal e. to be destroyed, especially by

fire
5. _____sullen
f. gloomily or resentfully silent
6. _____scorn
g. desperate or wild with emotion
7. _____frequent
h. causing petty injury or
8. _____frantic annoyance

9. _____despicable i. happening often or within short

periods of time
10. _____unanimous
j. a severe trial or experience

Short Essay

1. How are Gerald and Angel like many young people today? What strengths
are found in them that help them to survive the situation in which they live?

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2. Why did Angel let Jordan's abuse continue? Why didn't she tell? What
effect did Jordan's abuse have on Angel's life? What long-range effects might
develop?

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