8th Grade Math – Post-test Assessment 3

Which information helps the reader understand the meaning of “cherish” in paragraph 6?

Based on paragraphs 12 through 19, which sentence best explains the difference in the characters’ reactions to the objects in the trunk?

In paragraph 19, what does the narrator mean when she says, “her laughter floated  through the house sweet as the taste of jellybeans”?

Which detail best shows what Grandma Talley thinks about change?

Read Grandma Talley’s words from paragraph 26 of the story.

                  “Remember, Kincaid, we take our loved ones in our hearts wherever we go. I won’t be more than a heartbeat away.”

When Grandma Talley says she “won’t be more than a heartbeat away,” she means she won’t seem far because

Which words from the story best show Grandma Talley’s sense of humor?

Which paragraph best expresses a theme of the story?