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Name _____________________________ Date ___________________

Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout
by Shel Silverstein

Multiple Choice
1. What word best describes Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout?

A. afraid

B. funny

C. stubborn

D. smart

2. What would Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout's daddy do?

A. scream and shout

B. not let her watch television

C. send her to her room

D. take away her allowance

3. How far did the garbage spread?

A. from New York to the Golden Gate

B. across the yard to New York

C. from New York to the Delaware Bridge

D. across the bridge to New York

4. What did the garbage finally touch?

A. the sky

B. the sidewalk

C. the ceiling

D. the sun

5. Most of the garbage was:

A. weeds, dirt, and leaves

B. rotten food

C. broken toys

D. old clothes

6. What happened to Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout?

A. She quit school.

B. She ran away.

C. She moved out of her house.

D. She met an awful fate.

7. What did Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout's friends do?

A. They made fun of Sarah.

B. They wouldn't come over to play.

C. They helped Sarah take the garbage away.

D. They pushed Sarah into the pile of garbage.

8. What are two kinds of fruits that were rotting?

A. plums and oranges

B. bananas and tangerines

C. bananas and apples

D. apples and oranges

9. Which of the following did not happen?

A. The garbage piled up to the ceiling.

B. The garbage spilled out the back door.

C. The garbage broke the walls.

D. The garbage cracked the windows.

10. What did the neighbors do?

A. They carried signs and protested in front of the house.

B. They moved away.

C. They offered to take the garbage away.

D. They called the police.


Short Answer Questions:

11. Using the garbage as a guide, what do you think Sarah had for breakfast? For lunch? For dinner?
12. What things would Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout do?
13. Describe the relationship Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout had with her parents.
14. Describe what was happening inside Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout's house.
15. Is Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout someone you would like to have as a friend? Why or why not?

Poetic Techniques Short Answer Questions:

16. Find an example of internal rhyme in the poem.
17. Find an example of slant rhyme in the poem.
18. Find examples of images that appeal to the senses of sight and smell.
19. Find an example of onomatopoeia in the poem.
20. Find an example of end rhyme in the poem.
21. Find an example of alliteration in the poem.
22. What word is used to show that meat is rotten and smells?
23. Find an example of exaggeration in the poem.
24. Find an example of exact rhyme in the poem.