The Misfits

Reading Check questions are designed for in-class review on key plot points or for quick verbal or written assessments. Multiple Choice and Short Answer Quizzes create ideal summative assessments, and collectively function to convey a sense of the work’s tone and themes.

Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. What is the name of the town where Bobby lives?

2. What did Bobby and his friends originally call their weekly meeting at the Candy Kitchen?

Multiple Choice

1. Who is Mr. Kellerman?

A) Bobby’s father

B) Bobby’s boss

C) Skeezie’s boss

D) Skeezie’s father

2. Why does Addie get made fun of at school?

A) She wears a back brace.

B) She is slow and clumsy.

C) She cannot read very well.

D)  She is unusually smart and tall.

3. In Chapter 4, what question does Addie ask Mrs. Wyman about the nominating conventions?

A) She wants to know where Independents will meet.

B) She wants to know whether she will be allowed to run as a Republican.

C) She wants to know who will be in charge of each convention.

D) She wants to know how the voting will be kept secret.

Short-Answer Response

Answer each of the following questions in a complete sentence or sentences. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What do Bobby and his friends all have in common?

2. What advice does Bobby give Addie about saying the Pledge of Allegiance?

3.