Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

This flexible-use quiz is designed for reading comprehension assessment and activity needs in classroom, home-schooling and other settings. Questions connect to the text’s plot, characters, and themes — and align with the content and chapter organization in the rest of this study guide. Use quizzes as pre-reading hooks, reading checks, discussion starters, entrance/exit “tickets,” small group activities, writing activities, and lessons on finding evidence and support in a text.

Depth of Knowledge Levels: Questions require respondents to demonstrate ability to: 

1. Recall and Understand Content (e.g., who, what, where, when) 
2. Apply and Analyze Ideas (e.g., how and why)

1. What makes Aven unique? 

A) She is a great actress

B) She was born without arms

C) She wears special glasses

D) She was born without legs

2. How do Aven’s parents help Aven manage her disability? 

A) They do everything for her.

B) They enroll her in a special class in school.

C) They teach her to do things on her own.

D) They take her to special counselors.

3. To what state do Aven and her parents move? 

A) Arizona

B) Arkansas

C) Kansas

D) Utah

4. What is the name of the theme park where Aven’s dad and mom start their new jobs?

A) Tombstone Park

B) Gold Hill

C) The Wild West

D) Stagecoach Pass

5. Who is Joe Cavanaugh?

A) Aven’s art teacher

B) the owner of the park

C) Aven’s grandfather

D) the park’s accountant

6. What does Aven notice is missing from the park’s museum?