A Taste of Blackberries

(Answer these questions on separate lined paper.)

Chapter 1:

1. What is the point of view of this story? Who is telling the story? Trefor The narrator 2. Why did the inside of the narrator's cheeks pucker? Trefor Because the berrie was sour 3. Who is Mrs. Houser? Trefor The boys naber 4. What time of year does this story take place? How do you know?

Trefor Spring bec 5. Describe Jamie. Trefor Brave because he coud die going over the feance 6. What does the narrator mean when he says, "My heart was beating paradiddles"? Trefor fast 7. What was your favorite part of the chapter? Why? Trefor when Jaime went over the feance because he was bring brave

Chapter 2-3:

8. How many siblings does Jamie have? 9. How does Jamie feel about Martha? How do you know? 10. What happens as the boys take Martha for a walk? 11. Who takes the kids home from their walk? 12. What lesson does the driver of the car want the boys to learn? 13. Why does the author point out that Mrs. Houser is at Jamie's house during the emergency? 14. Why do you think the narrator goes back to his job of picking beetles during the emergency with Jamie? 15. Make predictions of what you think will happen in the next chapter. Be specific and explain your reasons for these predictions. Chapter 4:

1. Why wasn't the neighbor impressed with the ambulance like the other children in the neighborhood? 2. Why did Jamie die? 3. How did the narrator feel about his best friend's death? How do you know? 4. How would you feel if your best friend died? Explain your answer.

Chapter 5:

1. What does the narrator wish while taking a bath? 2. Why does the narrator change his mind about going to the funeral home? 3. Why can't the narrator see Jamie's flashlight across the yard? 4. Why do you think the narrator says, "I wasn't crying for Jamie, I was crying for me."? 5. What does the narrator do at the end of this chapter? 6. Who comforts the narrator at the end of the chapter?

Chapters 6-7:

1. Why were the kids playing "May I" in hushed tones? 2. Why does the narrator feel like a thief as he enters Mrs. Mullins garden? 3. How did Mrs. Mullins know the boy was in her garden? 4. What did the boy do that was "stricly taboo."? 5. Why does the narrator study the flowers during the funeral?