QA3 Review_8th

QA3 Review The WDM Edition

Multiple Choice

^{Read this passage: I had returned to that period of innocence in my life, that period of exploration of the human condition. And I was loving it.}

^{Writing has let me into a world in which I am respected, where the skills I have are respected for themselves. I am in a world of book lovers and people are eager to rise to the music of language and ideas. All in all it has been a great journey and not at all shabby for a bad boy.}

^{Which decision is prompted by Walter’s upbringing as described in this statement?}

• his decision to close to Harlem

• his decision to become a writer

• his decision to remain close to his mother

Multiple Choice

Which detail from the passage best supports your response to Part A?

• “I loved and listen to the sound of her voice as she half read, half acted out the stories of the lost loves and sudden passions."

• "Reading a book was not so much like entering a different world - it was like discovering a different language."

• "It was a collection of Norwegian fairy tales, and I read the first one. At the end of the day, I asked Mrs. Conway if I could take the book home."

Multiple Choice

What did Walter Dean Myers learn from the incident of using his mother’s money to buy candy for the neighborhood?

• He could make his own money without getting in trouble with his mother.

• He could gain more friends by giving them things to like him.

• He could work hard and if he patiently waits he will get what he wants.

Multiple Select

How do WDM’s internal thoughts about the Harlem community differ from the way he acted in the neighborhood? CHECK TWO THAT APPLY.

• Loves close the lively knit community in Harlem.

• He hides the books he likes to read because he is afraid his crush will see him.

• Fights the Jewish boys & always gets in trouble.

• Appreciates the calm and quiet energy in Harlem.

• Hates where he lives and cannot wait to find a way out.

Multiple Choice

Consider how "fortunate" is used in the line: "I was fortunate to be raised in a church and community that gave me an appreciation of values that I have, from time to time, bent somewhat, but that have always brought me back to a core in which I am satisfied." Based on this usage, which of these people would most likely be described as "fortunate"?

• Someone who found food.

• Someone who got a new job.

• Someone who won the lottery.

• Someone who broke his/her leg.

Multiple Choice

^{What effect does the excerpt below have on the passage? Harlem was a magical place, alive with music that spilled onto the busy streets from tenement windows and full of color and smells that filled my senses and made my heart beat faster. The earliest memory I have is of a woman who picked me up on a Sunday morning to take me to Sunday school. She would have five to ten children with her and we would go through the streets holding hands singing “Jesus Loves Me” on our way to church. After, we would be brought home, again holding hands and singing our way through the streets of Harlem.}

• It introduces the idea for his love of fiction when describing Harlem as a "magical place."

• It emphasizes the idea, "I was fortunate to be raised in a church and community"

• It confirms his love for music as they held "hands singing our way through the streets"