We Were Liars

This flexible-use quiz is designed for reading comprehension assessment and activity needs in classroom, home-schooling and other settings. Questions connect to the text’s plot, characters, and themes — and align with the content and chapter organization in the rest of this study guide. Use quizzes as pre-reading hooks, reading checks, discussion starters, entrance/exit “tickets,” small group activities, writing activities, and lessons on finding evidence and support in a text.

Depth of Knowledge Levels: Questions require respondents to demonstrate ability to: 

1. Recall and Understand Content (e.g., who, what, where, when) 
2. Apply and Analyze Ideas (e.g., how and why)

1. Cady’s claim that she “like[s] a twist of meaning” (4) is significant for all but which of the following reasons?

A) It is an example of foreshadowing.

B) It helps distinguish Cady from the rest of her family.

C) It relates to the theme of discovering the truth.

D) It implies Cady is a dishonest narrator.

2. How do the Sinclairs generally respond to their losses and disappointments?

A) with anger

B) with grief

C) with denial

D) with strength

3. Who are the “Liars”?

A) Cady, Mirren, Johnny, and Gat

B) Penny, Bess, and Carrie

C) the littles

D) Harris and Tipper

4. Cady’s accident during summer fifteen leaves her with which of the following conditions?

A) impaired vision

B) migraines

C) joint pain