Choose the best answer for each question. At the end of the quiz, your score will appear here. Note: this quiz is based on the original story. Some of the questions and answers may not be applicable to our simplified story.
What does the girl think people don't understand about birthdays?
That when you wake up on your birthday, it always feels like yesterday.
That all the things from the past years of your life are still part of you.
That some days you might feel stupid or scared, or want to cry.
Why does the girl think it is okay for grown up people to cry?
Because her mother sometimes cries when she is sad.
Because grown up people sometimes feel three again.
Because sometimes they say something stupid or are scared.
Why does the girl want to be one hundred and two?
Because by then she will be bigger and the red sweater will fit her.
Because by then everyone will have forgotten she played jump rope with the sweater.
Because by then she would know how to make the teacher believe her.
Why do you think the owner says "Not mine!" along with the rest of the class when the teacher asks who owns the red sweater?
Because there was no name on the sweater and she didn't know it was hers.
Because the sleeves had become too long to use it as a jump rope.
Because it was very ugly and she didn't like to be seen wearing it.
Why does the teacher put the red sweater on Rachel's desk?
Because Rachel is very thin and the teacher does not like her.
Because the teacher remembers seeing Rachel wearing it once.
Because another student tells the teacher that Rachel is the owner.
Why doesn't Rachel tell the teacher more strongly that the red sweater isn't hers?
Because she thinks that the teacher must be right and she is wrong.
Because she is planning to throw the sweater away at lunchtime.
Because she doesn't feel old enough to tell the teacher that she is wrong
Why does Rachel squeeze her eyes shut and bite down on her teeth?
Because she is dreaming about her birthday party.
So that she can't see the sweater on her desk.
Because she is trying to stop herself from crying.
Why does the teacher sound angry when she next speaks to Rachel?
Because Rachel has moved her chair and books away from the desk.
Because Rachel is taking a long time to put the sweater on.
Because Rachel is moving the sweater around and not listening in class.
What finally caused Rachel to start to cry?
The teacher told her that she must put the red sweater on.
She remembered that the red sweater really was hers.
She could smell macaroni and cheese cooking for lunch, which she hated.
At the end of the story, why does the girl say it will be "too late" to sing happy birthday that night?
Because they have to wait for her father, who will be late home from work.
Because she will always remember this as an unhappy birthday.
Because by then she will already be far off in a runaway balloon.