1. By Yorleny Abarca V. The Moustache

6. Who is Meg? a) Mike’s older sister Mike’s older sister b) The young nurse The young nurse c) Mike’s mother Mike’s mother d) Mike’s grandmother Mike’s grandmother

8. Whom does Mike resemble? a) His father His father b) His sister His sister c) His grandmother His grandmother d) His mother’s father His mother’s father

10. Mike’s grandmother has been confused about events in the world around her… a) Just for the past year or two Just for the past year or two b) Ever since Mike’s mother was born Ever since Mike’s mother was born c) For as long as Mike has known her For as long as Mike has known her d) Ever since her husband died Ever since her husband died

11. Just for the past year or two

12. At what point in the story does Mike realize his grandmother thinks he is someone else? a) As soon as she greets him As soon as she greets him b) When he admires his coat When he admires his coat c) When she recalls playing the piano for him and Ellie When she recalls playing the piano for him and Ellie d) Not until after he ahs left Not until after he ahs left

13. When she recalls playing the piano for him and Ellie

14. Mike glances into some of the rooms in the nursing home. He sees “all these figures in various stances and attitudes … as if they were frozen forever in these postures.” the words stances, attitudes, and postures all seem to… a) Relate to poses or positions Relate to poses or positions b) Be difficult and unrelated Be difficult and unrelated c) Mean frozen in cold rooms Mean frozen in cold rooms d) Suggest peace and happiness Suggest peace and happiness

15. Relate to poses or positions

16. Mike says, “My mother had described those moments when my grandmother suddenly emerged from the fog that so often obscured her mind.” Instead of obscured, the author could have used the word… a) Destroyed Destroyed b) Eased Eased c) Clouded Clouded d) Penetrated Penetrated

17. Clouded

18. What kind of feeling does Mike often have that his grandmother seems to have also? a) Confusion Confusion b) Guilt Guilt c) Loneliness Loneliness d) Boredom Boredom

19. Guilt

20. What does Mike’s grandmother wish she had done before her husband died? a) Demanded an apology from him Demanded an apology from him b) Learned to play the piano better Learned to play the piano better c) Asked him to forgive her Asked him to forgive her d) Been a better mother to Ellie Been a better mother to Ellie

21. Asked him to forgive her

22. A person whose behavior is condescending tends to look down on their people. Who in the story has a condescending air? a) Cindy Cindy b) The juice lady The juice lady c) Mike Mike d) Nana Nana

23. The juice lady

24. What happened between Mike’s grandmother and grandfather when they were young? a) They couldn’t agree on how to raise Ellie They couldn’t agree on how to raise Ellie b) He thought she was seeing another man He thought she was seeing another man c) She thought he was seeing another woman She thought he was seeing another woman d) They had a big argument over money They had a big argument over money

25. She thought he was seeing another woman

26. Mike feels that his mother a) doesn’t like him doesn’t like him b) Likes him Likes him c) Gets along better with Annie Gets along better with Annie d) Is nervous about sending him to the nursing home Is nervous about sending him to the nursing home

27. Likes him

28. The things Mike’s gradmother thought she was were… a) Scenes around the nursing home Scenes around the nursing home b) Dreams brought on by her medicine Dreams brought on by her medicine c) Ideas suggested by Mike Ideas suggested by Mike d) Drawn from her memories Drawn from her memories

30. The setting is partly in Mike’s home and partly in the nursing home. In other words, the setting of the story goes from… a) Bad to worse Bad to worse b) A world of worry to a world of peace A world of worry to a world of peace c) The real world to an unreal world The real world to an unreal world d) Worse to better Worse to better

31. The real world to an unreal world

32. Mike says the air in the nursing home is “antiseptic, sterile.” He says there is no atmosphere at all. The author wants to suggest that… a) It is like being nowhere that is real It is like being nowhere that is real b) The home is kept very clean The home is kept very clean c) This smell is better than a hospital smell This smell is better than a hospital smell d) No smell at all is better than an offensive smell No smell at all is better than an offensive smell

33. It is like being nowhere that is real

34. The scenes at the nursing home make Mike feel… a) Relieved Relieved b) Suspicious Suspicious c) Depressed Depressed d) Angry Angry

35. Depressed

36. When Mike realizes that his grandmother has mistaken him for her dead husband, he feels… a) Proud to look so grown up Proud to look so grown up b) Vaguely nervous and frightened Vaguely nervous and frightened c) As if he might cry As if he might cry d) Disgusted with an older person’s foolishness Disgusted with an older person’s foolishness

37. Vaguely nervous and frightened