83 pages 2 hours read

Nora Raleigh Baskin

Anything But Typical

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2009

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Multiple Choice

1. What does Miss Leno, the school librarian, do in Chapter 1 that infuriates Jason?

A) She reads from The Giving Tree, a book he despises.

B) She puts her hand on his shoulder.

C) She tells him to be quiet.

D) She scolds him for tearing a page in one of his books.

2. Before his Bennu story, what was the general plot of his latest Storyboard story?

A) A girl with a broken leg learns to walk on her hands.

B) A boy discovers he has superpowers, namely that he can fly.

C) A man develops a tumor on his throat that prevents him from speaking.

D) In learning to speak Korean, a woman discovers she has a knack for foreign languages.

3. Who is Aaron Miller to Jason?

A) His former friend from kindergarten, with whom he no longer speaks

B) His neighbor who likes to spy on Jason and his family

C) His brother’s bully, who always shouts mean things at Jeremy on the bus

D) His arch nemesis, who makes fun of Jason for having ASD in the lunchroom

4. What does Jason spend an hour doing before bed, each and every night?

A) He watches his favorite TV show.

B) He listens to a podcast by and for kids with ASD.