Hatchet vs. Red Scarf Girl

Hatchet vs. Red Scarf Girl

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2. I had thought about their coming to my home but never imagined this. They were going to expose my family in front of my teachers and classmates. I would have no pride left. I would never be an educable child again.

The passage mainly suggests that Ji-li

• is afraid of what this will mean for her and her family

• thinks it might be best for her to turn in her father to the authorities

• has many powerful allies and friends

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I closed my eyes. I saw Dad standing on a stage, his head bowed, his name written in large black letters, and then crossed out in red ink, on a sign hanging from his neck. I saw myself standing in the middle of the stage, facing thousands of people, condemning Dad for his crimes, raising my fist to lead the chant, “Down with Jiang Xi-reng.” I saw Dad looking at me hopelessly, tears on his face.

What does the passage mainly suggest about Ji-Li's relationship with her father?

• Ji-li thinks the right thing to do would be to turn in her father.

• Ji-li is deeply troubled by the possibility of doing anything to hurt her father.

• Ji-li suspects that her father is a criminal.

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What do the following details from the text mainly reveal about Ji-li (paragraph 18)?

The gray concrete walls closed around me and a slow drizzle dampened my cheeks. I could not go back to the classroom, and I could not go home.

• She knows she has to reveal secrets about her father.

• Her interrogators were not able to affect/bother her.

• She no longer felt safe with her family or her teachers.

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Which of the following inferences about Brian is most strongly supported by the following passage (paragraph 5)?

Which home? The father home or the mother home. He stopped the thinking. It didn’t matter. Either on to his dad or back to his mother. Either way he would probably be home by late night or early morning, home where he could sit down and eat a large, cheesy, juicy burger with tomatoes and double fries with ketchup and a thick chocolate shake.

• Brian is a happy, normal young man.

• Brian's parents are either divorced or separated.

• Brian doesn't think his mother and father have his best interests in mind.

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Which of these inferences about Brian’s old teacher Mr. Perpich is best supported by the text?

• He was an optimistic man who believed in his students.

• He was likely an experienced camper.

• He was a strict teacher.

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Important parts of a story include:

• setting, characters, plot, conflict, resolution

• Happy, sad, angry, tired

• macaroni, cheese, steak, french fries

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The trouble, Brian thought, looking around, was that all he could see was grass and brush. There was nothing obvious to eat and aside from about a million birds and the beaver he hadn't seen animals to trap and cook, and even if he got one somehow he didn't have any matches so he couldn't have a fire. . .

Based on the description in paragraph 11, the reader can conclude that —

• The story is set in a place far from water.

• the story is set in a place with an obvious food source.

• the story is set in a place covered with grass and brushland.

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When a plane went down, they mounted extensive searches. What does extensive mean?

• thorough

• speedy

• important

• external

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They were going to expose my family in front of my teachers.....Which word(s) could replace "expose" in the sentence?

• express disapproval

• to be a witness or make a statement

• hide the truth

• make visable

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In what way are the settings in "Red Scarf Girl" and "Hatchet" similar?

• Both happened at a school.

• Both happened in the future.

• Both were in hostile environments.

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"You are your most valuable asset," Mr. Perprich told Brian. What does asset

• Easy to see or understand.

• Eager to do something.

• Something of value, a resource.

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In "Red Scarf Girl," Jiang faces what problem?

• She is afraid that the officials are going to expose her family.

• She will no longer be popular in school.

• Her father will send her away.

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What is the setting of "Hatchet"?

• A birthday party

• Communist China

• The Canadian Wilderness

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The genre of "Red Scarf Girl" is --

• nonfiction

• fiction

• informational text

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Amphibious means_______

• Easy to see or understand.

• Eager to do something.

• Able to live on land and water.

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In "Red Scarf Girl," what happens last?

• Jiang says her father has said nothing against the Party.

• Jiang leans against a school wall, feeling alone and helpless

• Thin Face wants Jiang to testify against her father.

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Now with the thought of the burger, the emptiness roared at him. This is an example of what type of figurative language?

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

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What is Brian's family situation?

• His parents went on a vacation.

• His parents are moving to another city.

• His parents are either separated or divorced.

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How does the setting influence Jiang?

• Her peers and teachers are watching her and she is humiliated.

• Her peers and teachers are watching her and she is excited.

• Her peers and teachers are watching her and she is hungry.

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How does the setting influence conflict in "Hatchet" ?

• Brian's teacher Mr. Pepich gave him a bad grade.

• Brian does not see anything obvious to eat in his surroundings.

• Brian broke his watch in the plane crash.

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The genre of "Hatchet" is --

• nonfiction

• fiction

• informational text