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“Mother Fletcher’s Gift” Review Sixth Grade Language Arts

Vocabulary Be sure to study your definitions for your test. Know the meaning of the following words: Apparently Incident Survive Flimsy Subscribe Fixtures

What is something we learn from Mother Fletcher from the appearance of her apartment?

How did Mother Fletcher answer O’Brien’s questions at the beginning of the story?

What was the police officers’ beliefs toward their work in Harlem?

What is one thing about Mother Fletcher that O’Brien wanted to find out?

Why did O’Brien not want to have Christmas dinner with Mother Fletcher?

What did O’Brien tell his wife about the people in Harlem?

How do you know that O’Brien was trying to stick to the precinct motto of Eight and Straight?

Did Mother Fletcher know what O’Brien really thought about the people in Harlem? What did she say to him about the people in Harlem?

Be able to identify an action that Mother Fletcher did that lets the reader know that she believes that people will do the right thing.

What lesson does the reader learn from this story?

At what point in the story does O’Brien first appreciate Mother Fletcher for who she is?