Hard Project #9
True-False
1. ____Heidi doesn't have a real father.
2. ____M.B.F stands for Man's Best Football.
3. ____In the book, when she says, "Another theing I found out right around that same time is that not knowing something means that you're stupid."
4. ____Man's best friend was the big Webster's Dictionary which was kept on the coffee table in the living room.
5. ____Bernie's disease was called angoria phobias.
6. ____Because of, Bernie's disease, she had to go outside.
7. ____Did you know that an ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain?
8. ____Heidi's mother had never had a job before.
9. ____The name of the laundromat on the corner of the street, that Heidi used to wash her clothes was the Sudsy Duds Laundromat.
10. ____Towards the end of the book Heidi says, "Promises have been made, and paid for."
Multiple Choice
11. If truth was a crayon she would call it: A. something she had never seen before B. Blue C. Dinosaur Skin D. Beautiful
12. Heidi's mother couldn't take care of her because: A. She didn't want to B. She had a bum brain C. She didn't like her D. She got sent to jail
13. Bernie explained Heidi's mothers bum brain by comparing her to a: A. Broken Machine B. Bicycle C. Horse D. Broken Bicycle
14. Elephants are the only 4-legged animal that can't____ A.run B. skip C. walk D. read
15. You couldn't really tell about Heidi's mamas brain just from looking at her, but it was obvious as soon as she: A. walked B. spoke C. looked at you D. read
16. Bernadette loved to___.She always had her nose stuck in a___.
A. eat; refigerator B. type; computer C. bake; cake D. read; book
17. What was on her list of things she knows about lying? A. Lying is bad
B. Lying is wrong C. Sometimes people lie because the truth is too hard too admit. D. All of the above
18. The strange word Heidi's mother said, was; A.onomonapoeia B.astrological C.soof D.hyperbole
19.Bernadette told Heidi; A."I love you." B.And remember baby, "listen through the eyes." C. "Look through your eyes." D."Listen through your eyes not throgh your ears."
20.What does the word soof mean? A. it was Heidi's mamas name for hatred.
B. it was Heidi's mamas name for love. C. it was Heidi's mamas name for So B. It D. it was Heidi's dogs name.
Short-Essay
21. Why did she say, " If truth was a crayon, and it was up to me to put a wrapper around it, and name it's color, I know just what I would call it- dinosaur skin?
22. How did Bernadette explain Heidi's mother to Heidi?
23. On the night of Bernie's fathers 75th birthday where did they go to eat supper? And what did her father get to eat?
24. What does she say she is going to add to her,"Things I Know About Lying" list?
25. Why does she tell Roy, not to be late?
26. Heidi says, "Even though my mother, and grandmother died almost 13 years apart..."
27. What was the thing that Heidi had never noticed before?
28. Every month like clockwork, who did Bernie hear from?
29. Heidi's mama had a high voice, like a little kids, and she only knew 23 words. How did they know this?
30. What is on Heidi's list of things she has never seen before?
Answer Key
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. False
6. True
7. True
8. True
9. True
10. True
11. c
12. b
13. a
14. a
15. b
16. d
17. d
18. c
19. b
20. b
21. A long time before she knew what she knows today about the truth, and dinosaur skin she used to think without, actually thinking about it, that she knew what color was.
22. She told her that her mother was like a broken machine. She also says, all the basic parts are there and from the outside she looks like she should work just fine, but on the inside there are lots of little pieces bent or missing,and without themher machine doesn't run quite right. And it more than likely never will.
23. They went out to a restaurant to eat. He ate a pot roast sandwich, and 2 slices of yellow cake.
24. The more times you tell a lie the harder it gets to tell you're lying.
25. She is makeing a pot roast, and roy loves pot roast. And she says that, he's got nothing in him but skin and boones.
26. It seemed as if she lost both of them in the same day.
27. The name of the company that makes Jujyfruits is written on the side in small black letters inside a red diamond Heide. It's not spelled the same, ending with an e instead of an i, but even so she says, "I'm pretty sure it would sound the same if you said it out loud."
28. The gas company, The electric company, The phone company, and The Lanlord but Heidi, and her mama never got a single bill.
29. They kept a list of the works she said posted on the inside of the kitchen cabinet. (She mostly said common ones like; more, hot, good.)
30. Cows, Seats with footrests, roadkill 1)dead deer 2) dead raccon 3) dead skunk 4) mystery fur
