As Brave As You

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. What is one important way that Genie changes during this story?

A) He learns that it is important to defend people who cannot defend themselves.

B) He becomes more willing to listen to other people’s ideas and opinions.

C) He learns that even the people he admires have weaknesses.

D) He becomes more aware of the dangers in the world around him.

2. What is one consequence of Ernie’s being away from his grandparents’ house so often during the day?

A) He does not get to spend as much time with Tess as he would like to.

B) He has little time to get to know his new community.

C) He does not become as close to Brooke as Genie does.

D) He has a lot of trouble adjusting to being out in the country.

3. Which emotion does Brooke most clearly struggle with during this story?

A) Jealousy

B) Guilt

C) Suspicion

D) Homesickness

4. What does Genie’s behavior toward his grandfather demonstrate about Genie’s character?

A) He is nervous and easily upset.

B) He is impulsive and daring.

C) He is silly and mischievous.

D) He is empathetic and caring.

5. What do Crab and Binks have in common?

A) They are both unusual people.

B) They are both related to Tess.

C) They both steal from Brooke.

D) They both dislike living in Virginia.

8. What do Wood and Wood’s grandfather have in common?

A) They both wanted to be firefighters but chose different professions.

B) They both served in the military and died in tragic ways.

C) They both loved birds and kept several of them as pets.

D) They both fought with their brothers and refused to speak to them again.

9. Which event is most responsible for weakening Brooke’s relationship with Genie?

A) Genie’s decision that he will not participate in the shooting ritual when he turns 14

B) Genie’s confession that he is responsible for the death of one of Brooke’s birds

C) Brooke’s withdrawal from the family when he is feeling guilty about the accident with the gun

D) Brooke’s critical comments about Genie’s father when Genie’s grandmother shows Genie the Purple Heart

10. What is one important way that Brooke changes during this story?

A) He begins to accept changes in his identity.

B) He forgives his son for his role in Wood’s death.

C) He learns to trust outsiders more.

D) He becomes more compassionate toward his wife.

11. How do Genie’s ideas about what it means to be a man change over the course of the story?

A) He realizes that he needs to protect himself and not worry so much about others.

B) He focuses less on being successful and more on having strong relationships.

C) He begins to accept that being a man means being able to provide for a family.

D) He focuses less on physical toughness and more on emotional skills.

12. What do Genie’s conversations with Brooke and his behavior at Tess’s house both demonstrate about him?

A) He is not really interested in romantic relationships.

B) He is a curious and persistent person.

C) He is more respectful toward men than women.

D) He often asks questions about things he is not old enough to understand.

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. When Genie breaks the toy fire truck and causes the death of one of Brooke’s birds, how does his reaction make him both similar to and different from Brooke?

2. What do Genie and Ernie learn from Tess’s reaction to Ernie’s damaged teeth and Brooke’s reaction to Ernie not wanting to shoot a gun?