Cemetery Path

"Cemetery Path"

Leonard Q. Ross

Multiple Select

Timid means lacking self-confidence.

What evidence proves this?

• The villagers called him "Pigeon."

• Ivan never crossed the cemetery.

• Ivan was a timid little man.

• Every night Ivan stopped in at the tavern.

Multiple Choice

The path through the cemetery would save him many minutes, but he had never had taken it—not even in the full light of the moon.

This quote indirectly shows that Ivan is...

• afraid to walk through the cemetery.

• not lazy because he chooses the longer route.

• depressed because he lives alone and enjoys solitude.

Multiple Select

To jeer means to mock or to make rude comments about.

What evidence from the text proves this?

• The customers took up their familiar mockery.

• Ivan’s sickly protest only fed their taunts.

• cruelly

• “You are a pigeon, Ivan."

Multiple Select

What is the setting of the story?

• Ivan

• the young lieutenant

• late one winter's night

• the tavern

Open Ended

What is the definition of rubles?

Open Ended

Guess how much 5 rubles is in American dollars.

Poll

Would you cross the cemetery alone in the middle of the night for five rubles?

• Not a big deal at all! Let's go!

• Sure, if you offered more money.

• No, absolutely not!

Multiple Select

The lieutenant's wink shows that he was...

• ready to set Ivan up.

• sorry for Ivan.

• confident of winning the bet.

• afraid of losing the bet.

Multiple Choice

How does the lieutenant's taunting influence Ivan?

• It leads him to fight the lieutenant.

• It makes him accept the lieutenant's offer.

• It confirms that Ivan can’t speak up for himself.

• It causes him to tease him back.

Poll

How do you think Ivan will do at the challenge?

• He's not going to step a toe in the cemetery.

• He'll walk in and quickly leave.

• He finds someone to complete the challenge for him.

• He completes the challenge like a boss.

Multiple Select

What details show Ivan is terrified? Check all that apply.

• He buttoned his long coat.

• He walked fast.

• He must have sobbed.

• Ivan shivered under the long, thick coat.

• He beat it down to the hilt.

Open Ended

What is grasping at Ivan?

Open Ended

Explain the ending. What happened to Ivan?

Multiple Select

What type of conflict applies to this story?

• character vs. self

• character vs. character

• character vs. nature

• character vs. technology

• character vs. supernatural

Open Ended

Which is the theme of the "Cemetery Path"? What lesson do you learn?

Poll

Did you enjoy the story?

• Not my fav.

• Sure, it was okay.

• Loved it! It's my favorite thing we've read all year!