Unit 6 CFA

Unit 6 CFA

Please take this test only once.

Answer every question.

Read the excerpts on the slide and answer on the next slide.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a reason that a writer may choose o tell a story through a memoir rather than a short story?

• to add fictional incidents to the story

• to share his or her personal feelings

• to share the feelings of many characters

• I don't know or I'm still thinking

Multiple Select

Identify the sentences that show the author's cultural influences.

• They called him Moishe the Beadle, as if his entire life he had never had a surname.

• He was the jack of all trades in a Hasidic house of prayer a shtibl.

• the Jews of Sighet-the little town in Transylvania where I spent my childhood were fond of him.

• He was poor and live in utter penury .

• As a rule, our townspeople, while they did help the needy, did not particularly like them.

Multiple Choice

“Here, take this knife,” he said. “I won’t need it anymore. . . . Also take this spoon.” “Don’t talk like that, Father.” . . . “Keep the spoon and knife. You will need them as much as I. We’ll see each other tonight . . .”

Were there still miracles on this earth? He was alive. . . . I gave him back his knife and spoon.

What might the knife and spoon symbolize?

• Life and Death

• Faith and Unbelief

• Wealth and Poverty

• I'm still thinking

Multiple Choice

What is the theme supported by the lines of text on the previous slide?

• The dehumanization of prisoners of the camps.

• The sadness of war.

• Family is the only thing that matters in a crisis.

• Hunger is a strong motivator.

Multiple Select

Check all that apply. Which are steps in writing a response to an expository prompt.

• Respond ot all parts of the prompt.

• Rely only on your emotions in your response.

• Take time to plan.

• Read the prompt carefully.

• Write more than is required.