The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

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

Multiple Choice

1. Which statement most accurately conveys how Lucy’s attitude toward her mathematical abilities changes throughout the text?

A) She learns that her special abilities are not really as unusual as she first thought.

B) She learns that it is easier to make real friendships if people do not know how different she is.

C) She learns that her abilities are an important part of who she is and should not be a secret.

D) She learns that it is wrong to use her special abilities to outshine other students her own age.

2. Which of the following interpretations of Nana’s choices for Lucy does the text as a whole best support?

A) Nana wants Lucy to be a more well-rounded and socially capable person before she leaves for college.

B) Nana thinks that Lucy’s talents make her strange and just wants her to be more like other people her age.

C) Nana believes that even talented people like Lucy need to work hard for rewards like going to college early.

D) Nana does not really believe that Lucy is as bright and talented as others believe Lucy is.

3. Which attitude toward Lucy’s OCD does the text seem to take?