Name _________________________________ Date _____________________________ 5- ____

English 5 Quiz- Lesson 18: The Dog Newspaper Prof. F. Arce _____/40

I. Vocabulary word match (2 points each)

Instructions: Match the vocabulary word with the correct definition.

_____ 1. required
_____ 2. edition
_____ 3. background
_____ 4. career
_____ 5. formula
_____ 6. household
_____ 7. uneventful
_____ 8. publication
_____ 9. insights
_____ 10. destruction
a. unimportant; not significant
b. members of a family that live in a house
c. profession, work, or occupation
d. steps, method, or procedure
e. printed product for sale or distribution
f. perception or understanding of something; point of view
g. vast damage or devastation; destroyed
h. need; called for
i. a person’s past, experience, training, or education
j. issue ; number of copies of a book or newspaper

II. Multiple choice (2 points each)

Instruction: Choose the correct answer and write its letter on the line.

1. _____Who is Uncle Bill?

a. Peg’s uncle
b. Peg’s mom’s uncle
c. the author of the story

2. _____ How did Uncle Bill become B.J.’s owner?

a. He found him
b. A man gave BJ to Bill
c. The soldiers chose the winner

3. _____ What does Uncle Bill do with the dog?

a. Leaves him behind
b. Sends him to Minnesota
c. Takes the dog with him to college

4. _____ Who became the new owner of the dog?

a. The soldiers
b. Uncle Bill’s wife
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 c. Peg’s family

5. _____ Where did Peg’s family take the dog to after he arrived from Germany?
a. Laurel, Mississippi
b. Orlando, Florida
c. Austin, Minnesota

6. _____ Why do you think Peg wants to become a writer?

a. The enjoys telling stories and writing
b. She loves dogs
c. She liked Germany and the war

7. _____ Why does Peg feature B.J.’s story on the first issue?
a. She had nothing else interesting to write about.
b. Her uncle asked her to write about him.
c. She did not like cats.

8. _____ How do you know her newspaper was not a success?

a. She got married
b. She stopped making copies after her 4th edition
c. The neighbors asked for their money back

9. _____ What does the name of B.J. mean?

a. Big Joke
b. Big Jam
c. Big Job
d. Big Jelly

10. _____ The genre of this story is…

a. Historical Fiction
b. Autobiography
c. Biography
d. Science Fiction

Bonus: 1 point each

1. How much did each newspaper cost? _____
2. How often did she write the newspapers? _____