Fight for Freedom CA Review

Fight for Freedom CA Review

Before you Begin...

Be sure you have read "Autumn Street" by Lois Lowry: http://bit.ly/AutumnStreet

Multiple Choice

( http://bit.ly/AutumnStreet ) In paragraphs 1–4, the war becomes a symbol in young Elizabeth’s mind for —

• living at her grandfather’s house

• everything that makes life difficult

• anything that is new and unexpected

• living in a different state than before

Multiple Choice

( http://bit.ly/AutumnStreet ) The reader can conclude that —

• Elizabeth does not like her grandfather.

• Elizabeth’s cousin died in the war.

• Elizabeth is not accepted by the children in her school.

• Elizabeth’s teacher is impressed by her painting.

Multiple Choice

( http://bit.ly/AutumnStreet ) Read the sentence from the selection.

I would march around the New York apartment, wearing pink-flowered pajamas and his major’s cap, and he would laugh and tell me I was the best floor show in town.

The meaning of floor show in this sentence is —

• a show produced by children for their parents

• a series of musical or dance acts by professional performers

• a comedy routine done before bedtime

• a performance that is not professional enough to be on stage

Multiple Choice

( http://bit.ly/AutumnStreet ) The allusions to the air-raid drills in paragraphs 11 and 28 help the author emphasize —

• the children’s ignorance about the significance of this time period

• the hassle of drills at school for the children

• the sense of anxiety associated with the war

• the main character’s innocence

Multiple Choice

( http://bit.ly/AutumnStreet ) In paragraph 33, the author’s word choice emphasizes the narrator’s dislike for school milk with phrases such as —

• it tasted different and The paper container to describe what the school milk tasted like

• She sighed and the gurgling sounds of kids drinking milk to show how the sound and taste affected the narrator

• It was true and Even listening to emphasize the narrator’s argument that the milk tasted strange

• strange papery taste and a feeling of gagging to recreate the unpleasant experience of drinking school milk

Multiple Choice

( http://bit.ly/AutumnStreet ) The author’s choice of words in paragraph 35 sets what tone?

• Considerate

• Expressive

• Affectionate

• Appreciative

Multiple Choice

( http://bit.ly/AutumnStreet ) Which of these ideas is reinforced throughout the selection?

• Elizabeth looks at painting as a way to escape.

• War makes people act in ways they normally would not.

• Elizabeth does not understand what the war means.

• War makes families come closer together.

Multiple Choice

( http://bit.ly/AutumnStreet ) Which of the following best describes how the setting contributes to the narrator’s conflict in the story?

• The era of war contributes to Elizabeth’s confusion about all the changes in her life.

• The need to move to Elizabeth’s grandfather’s home adds to her dislike for the war.

• The school running drills makes it difficult for Elizabeth to forget the war.

• The family living in one place adds to the frustration Elizabeth feels because the war is still occurring.

Before you Begin...

Be sure you have the excerpt from Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir:

http://bit.ly/Childtimes

Multiple Choice

( http://bit.ly/Childtimes ) Which sentence supports the author’s purpose of explaining the difficulties people had finding inexpensive homes?

• I was eight years old, and I had been to three schools.

• They were all filling out applications, hoping to be one of the 274 families chosen.

• It was built on a hill, a group of tan brick houses and apartments with a playground as its center.

• They formed a resident council to look into any neighborhood problems that might come up.

Multiple Choice

( http://bit.ly/Childtimes ) How does the cause-and-effect text structure in paragraphs 3 through 6 contribute to the author’s main idea?

• It illustrates the anticipation of whether or not they got accepted into the apartment complex.

• It shows what they had to go through to get their new home.

• It shows their excitement about moving into a new home.

• It illustrates the hard times the family experienced prior to acceptance into the complex.

Multiple Choice

( http://bit.ly/Childtimes ) The author uses imagery in paragraph 7 to —

• illustrate what public housing looks like

• show that everybody sees beauty differently

• explain how the complex looked before it was completed

• tell how the narrator was excited about her new home

Multiple Choice

( http://bit.ly/Childtimes ) What is the author’s purpose in paragraph 7?

• to describe the work needed to make the new apartment complex functional

• to inform the audience about how the new apartment complex looked

• to entertain the audience with a story about Greenfield’s birthday

• to express how beautiful the new apartment complex was to Greenfield

Multiple Choice

( http://bit.ly/Childtimes ) The author includes paragraph 9 most likely to —

• explain why it was difficult for people to move out of public housing

• illustrate how the narrator feels about her new home

• describe how the new complex offered many things for the narrator to do

• show how people wanted to get out of public housing

Multiple Choice

( http://bit.ly/Childtimes ) Which statement about the selection helps identify it as an autobiography?

• It illustrates how hard it was to wait to hear about the family’s acceptance into the apartment complex.

• It provides facts about the narrator’s original neighborhood.

• It includes the narrator’s memory of the steps her family took in order to move to the new neighborhood.

• It focuses on the narrator’s parents’ emotions when they were accepted into the apartment complex.