The Whistle Flashcards (8th Grade)

Question 1

Why did the grandmother come to live with the family?

Answer 1

She wanted to help lift the burden of raising a family.

Question 2

What was grandma’s name?

Answer 2

Carmen

Question 3

Narrator/protagonist

Answer 3

Telesfora/Chatita

Question 4

Two brothers’ name

Answer 4

Chuy and Keno

Question 5

What did Teleforta get Abuelita as an apology?

Answer 5

A whistle with a blue ribbon

Question 6

What had happened to the mother’s father?

Answer 6

He was very ill.

Question 7

What happens to Abuelita that makes her very angry?

Answer 7

The shed door slams shut, causing her to be locked inside.

Question 8

What does Teleforta mistaken her grandma’s voice for?

Answer 8

A bleating goat

Question 9

Where does Abuela go to work for the AFTERNOON,

Answer 9

The storage shed

Question 10

The story’s point of view is

Answer 10

First person

Question 11

The narrator’s nickname is

Answer 11

Chatita

Question 12

The narrator’s parents left to

Answer 12

San Antonio

Question 13

The narrator’s parents left because

Answer 13

Her grandfather was terribly sick

Question 14

The grandmother is named

Answer 14

Carmen

Question 15

What happens to the grandmother

Answer 15

She gets locked in a shed

Question 16

What mistake does the narrator make?

Answer 16

She had mistaken her grandmother’s calls for goat noises.

Question 17

Meanwhile, what are the narrator’s brothers tasked with doing

Answer 17

Prepping the fields for planting winter vegetables

Question 18

What chores does the narrator do?

Answer 18

Washing clothes, feeding chickens, gathering firewood

Question 19

The narrator knows her grandmother is angry because

Answer 19

Her grandmother calls her by her real name

Question 20

As punishment, the narrator’s grandmother

Answer 20

Gives her the silent treatment

Question 21

To express her regret, the narrator gives her grandmother

Answer 21

A whistle

Question 22

As the narrative ends, it is implied that

Answer 22

The narrator passed a test