Lost and Found

Her father took such pride in his body, in keeping fit. He used to work out at the gym and brag about wearing the same clothes size he did as a teenager. "My Daddy got fat and then he got old," Darcy remembered her father saying with a sharp laugh. "I'm not going that route. No way."

The main idea of the excerpt is that...

Jamee was found by her father and Darcy at the canyon with Bobby.

A number of kids had seen what happened in front of the school, and by afternoon Bobby and his friend were disciplined. The principal, Ms. Spencer, told Darcy that Bobby had been suspended for three days. ... If he caused any more trouble, Ms. Spenser said, he would be expelled.

The main idea of the excerpt is that ...

Matching:
Tarah's football-player boyfriend

Darcy headed down the long street towards home. She did not like Tarah. Maybe it was wrong, but it was true. Still, Tarah's brutal words hurt. Even stupid, awful people might tell you the truth about yourself. And Darcy did not have any real friends, except for Brisana. Maybe the other kids were mocking her behind her back.

The main idea of the excerpt is that ....

What did Cooper do that infuriated Darcy?

Which of the following were not in the tidal pool?

Memories flooded back like scenes from an old movie. Darcy remembered ... the barbecues in the backyard when the family lived in National City, and the trips to Tijuana when Daddy would buy the girls giant paper flowers, and they would eat rolled tacos from street vendors. Most of all, she remembered the hiking trips into the mountains. They would find tadpoles in the spring streams, and Daddy would explain how they turned into frogs. And he would put the girls on his shoulders and march along.

The main idea of the excerpt is that ....

In the morning, she dreaded the thought of going to school and seeing Tarah. Darcy pondered different ways of handling the problem. Finally, when she walked into class, she just sat beside Tarah and said briskly, "Hi. You said your boyfriend could drive us to the tidal pool. When could he do that?"

You can conclude from the excerpt that ...

what is the topic of Darcy's biology project?

"[T]hat bothered him a lot — mid-life crisis, you know. ... He just sort of went crazy thinking he hardly had any time left, and he wanted something to make him feel young again. And she was it. I guess he must've thought if he had a twenty-four-year-old girl on his arm, then he must be a young man again somehow."

Who said this?

What two people does Darcy call when she needs help in searching for Jamee?

"Ms. Reed stuck me with Lori Samson. What a fool! And she has that terrible case of zits too! I think Ms. Reed resents pretty girls because she's so plain-looking. Can you imagine what she looked like when she was a teenager?" Who said this?

Carl Wills left his wife for an older woman and moved to Arizona.

Matching:
She is a loud mouth classmate of Darcy

Darcy Wills winced at the loud rap music coming from her sister's room.

You can conclude from this excerpt that ...

What kind of car did Carl Wills drive?

Matching:
ER Nurse

Jamee was a fourteen year old middle school student.

[Darcy said,] "Dad is back in town."
Mom grabbed a chair and sat down quickly. "Your father came here?"


You can conclude what from the excerpt above?

It had been harder on Jamee than on Darcy when Dad left. Darcy was closer to Mom, but Jamee was Daddy's little girl. They went to basketball games together and just seemed to have a companionship that Darcy never had with her father. On a family hike in the Laguna Mountains, Jamee and her father chose a special tree, a giant cedar. One day they stood by their tree, and Dad dubbed Jamee "Princess of the World."

The main idea of the excerpt is that ....

When Cooper and his friends saw Bobby attacking Darcy they laughed.

Hakeem and Darcy over hear an emotional discussion between Darcy’s parents.

Darcy received a threatening note in biology class that was cut from a newspaper and pasted together to form words.

Matching:
Darcy has a secret crush on him

Matching:
Overaged boyfriend of Darcy's younger sister

Matching:
Darcy's only friend

Jamee and Bobby were arrested for shoplifting.

In the following excerpt, what does the word dazed mean?
Looking dazed, Mom got up and walked toward the bathroom.

In the following excerpt, what does the word brassy mean?
Not Tarah! Not that big, chuncky girl with the brassy voice who squeesed herself into tight skirts and wore lime green or hot pink satin tops and cheap jewelry.

Darcy went back into the living room, where her mother sat in the recliner sipping coffee. "I'll be home at 2:30, Mom," Darcy said. Mom smiled faintly. She was tired, always tired. And lately she was worried too. The hospital where she worked was cutting staff. It seemed each day fewer people were expected to do more work. It was like trying to climb a mountain that keeps getting taller as you go. Mom was forty-four, but just yesterday she said, "I'm like an old car that's run out of warranty . . . ready for the junk heap."

The main idea of this excerpt is that...

On their first trip to the tidal pool, Cooper and Tarah picked up Darcy and brought her home in Coop's pick up truck.

"Shows how much you know, girl . . . Coop might get lousy grades, and he might act a little silly sometimes, but he's got heart. He won't let no sister get messed up by some thugs. Coop is one of the good guys. He wants to be a fireman when he finishes school. They're always saving folks. That's Coop."

Who said this?

In the following excerpt, what does the word testy mean?
[Darcy said,] "I didn't know you drew stuff."
"I do lots of things you don't know about," Tarah said in a testy voice.

Who or what was Bluford High School named for?

Matching:
Biology Teacher

The death of Grandma caused Jamee to runaway.

In the following excerpt, what does the word agitated mean?
Darcy . . . just went along with whatever Grandma was thinking. It made her less agitated.

What did Charlotte tell Darcy she had that her sister Jamee would never have

Who was Darcy's assigned biology project partner?

Matching:
Mattie Mae's sister

Darcy confides in Brisana about her father disappearing and coming back.

Darcy went to Jamee's room and rapped on the door. "Go away," Jamee yelled.
"Jamee, you gotta talk to me or I'm calling Mom," Darcy said. After a few seconds, Jamee opened the door.

You can conclude from the excerpt that ...

Matching:
She was deeply hurt and broken hearted due to being used and abused by a no good guy.

"You don't have to say it, girl. It's in your eyes. You think I'm a low-life and you're something special. Well, I got more friends than you got fingers and toes together. You got no friends, and everybody laughs at you behind your back. Know what the word on you is? Darcy Wills give you the chills." Who said this?

Who used to say "Let bygones be bygones. Carrying grudges is like carrying an open flame in your pocket. It's gonna burn you before it burns anybody else."

"I got me a girl who'll do anything for me, you hear what I'm sayin'? She in the store and I say, 'Grab me that,' and she will, 'cause she do anything I ask, see? She crazy 'bout me, you hear me?" Who said this?

[Darcy, frightened by the man who seems to be stalking her, has called the police to the apartment.] The officer looked at Jamee, then at Darcy. "What is that all about?" he asked, his gaze on Jamee's bruised face. "I fell during cheerleader practice," Jamee said shrilly. "If she's told you something else, it's a lie!"


You can conclude from the excerpt that ....

Matching:
She is the one person Darcy used to go to for words of wisdom

When Brisana's father was out of work for several months, Brisana was so embarrassed she didn't tell Darcy.