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"Me and Uncle Romie" Assessment - Quiz
  • 1. Where did Uncle Romie live when he was growing up?
A) North Carolina
B) Harlem
C) The Caribbean
D) Chicago
  • 2. Why does James go to spend some time in New York?
A) James’s parents want him to get art lessons from his uncle.
B) James is tired of summers at home in North Carolina.
C) James has always wanted to spend time with his uncle.
D) James’s mother needs rest because she is expecting twins.
  • 3. In James’s view, what is one way New York City is different from North Carolina?
A) The kids there are unfriendly.
B) It has many tall buildings.
C) The food there does not taste good.
D) It is hot in the summer.
  • 4. What happens after James visits Uncle Romie’s art studio?
A) James and Uncle Romie become friends.
B) Aunt Nanette has to go away for a while.
C) Uncle Romie decides to go to North Carolina.
D) James starts to help Uncle Romie in the studio.
  • 5. How does James change during the story?
A) At first he is nervous about meeting Uncle Romie, but then he gets to like him.
B) At first he thinks his uncle is a great artist, but then he is disappointed by his uncle’s works.
C) He happily goes to New York, but he ends up wishing he had stayed home.
D) He does not appreciate his parents at first, but then he really misses them.
  • 6. Why does Uncle Romie stay hidden away in his studio?
A) He is getting ready for a big show
B) He is very shy.
C) He does not like children.
D) He is planning a surprise party.
  • 7. “Uncle Romie is a collage artist,” Aunt Nanette explained. What does the word collage mean?
A) An artwork in which the artist paints scenes on large walls
B) A work in which different materials are pasted on a flat surface
C) A description of an artist who copies the works of others
D) An activity in which old paintings are cut up and recycled
  • 8. Swarms of people rushed by. What does the word swarms mean?
A) Large groups
B) neat lines
C) nests
D) slow-moving buses
  • 9. James sees chickens and roosters strutting across the yard. What does strutting mean?
A) walking nervously
B) Walking proudly
C) flying rapidly
D) running in many directions
  • 10. Later we shared some barbecue on a rooftop way up high. What does barbecue mean?
A) feeling of excited anticipation
B) a birthday celebration
C) a meal, usually meat, cooked outdoors over an open fire
D) a show or exhibit
  • 11. What a glorious mess! There were paints and scraps all over the floor. What does glorious mean?
A) moving in a slow, clumsy way
B) having or deserving praise or honor; magnificent
C) very bad or hopeless
D) seeing things as they are; practical
  • 12. How does James feel about visiting Uncle Romie in New York City?
A) James is angry.
B) James is nervous.
C) James is excited.
D) James is sad.
  • 13. What kind of artist is Uncle Romie?
A) Uncle Romie is an architect.
B) Uncle Romie is a collage artist.
C) Uncle Romie is a painter.
D) Uncle Romie is a sculptor.
  • 14. What does James make Uncle Romie at the end of the story?
A) a new scarf
B) a story about his summer in New York
C) a collage of items from North Carolina
D) breakfast for his birthday
  • 15. How did Aunt Nanette treat James while he was in New York City?
A) She left James alone.
B) She didn't pay any attention to James.
C) She didn't like James.
D) She was kind to James.
  • 16. How does James describe Uncle Romie?
  • 17. How is James's birthday different from what he expected it to be like? Compare and contrast his expectations with the actual event.
  • 18. Describe the differences that James notices between North Carolina and New York City.
  • 19. In what ways are James and Uncle Romie alike? Explain your answer and support it with details from the story.
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