Collection 5 Pretest

Collection 5 Pretest

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Multiple Choice

Read the following sentences from the passage.

Saturday morning, I was sitting on the front porch, waiting for nothing, with nothing I wanted to do. Rufus sat beside me for a while, hoping I'd be up to something more than misery. But he got tired of waiting and went off on his own, leaving a small sea of spit where he'd been sitting.

What mood does the description in the sentences suggest?

• mysterious

• gloomy

• calm

• amusing

Multiple Choice

How does the narrator’s point of view most influence how the events are described in the passage?

• It shows the narrator’s joy in talking with the DeLunas.

• It reveals the narrator’s excitement about apologizing to Claire and her brother.

• It reveals the narrator’s excitement about apologizing to Claire and her brother.

• It reveals the narrator’s nervousness about apologizing to Claire and her brother.

Multiple Choice

This question has two parts. Answer part one, and then answer part two.

Part One

Read the following sentences from paragraph 1.

​Saturday morning, I was sitting on the front porch, waiting for nothing, with nothing I wanted to do. Rufus sat beside me for a while, hoping I'd be up to something more than misery. But he got tired of waiting and went off on his own, leaving a small sea of spit where he'd been sitting.

What does the word misery mean as it is used in the sentence?

• confusion

• exhaustion

• nervousness

• unhappiness

Multiple Choice

Part Two

Which detail from the story provides the best clue for the meaning of the word misery?

• . . . waiting for nothing, with nothing I wanted to do.

• . . tired of waiting and went off on his own . . .

• And right away, I knew what I had to do.

• No plans.

Multiple Choice

How does the narrator's apology to the neighbors best contribute to the theme of the story?

• It shows that feelings of guilt will pass.

• It shows that it is best to admit to mistakes.

• It shows that it is difficult to understand how other people are feeling

• It shows that it isn’t difficult to approach others who are angry.

Multiple Choice

Which phrase from the passage best shows how the narrator changes from the beginning to the end of the passage?

• Just as I was about to take myself back to bed and try starting the day over again in the afternoon, I saw the big white car come down the road and turn left at the T. And right away, I knew what I had to do.

• Yes, they might ambush me, and I might not come back in one piece. But I'd take whatever those people needed to dish out, because I was going to do the right thing.

• "Claire," I said, making myself look her in the eye, "I'm sorry I scared you in the woods. I'm sorry I was mean to you. I was following you in school so I could apologize.”

• Apologizing is like spring-cleaning. First of all, you don't want to do it. But there's something inside you, or somebody outside you who's standing there with her hands on her hips saying, "It's time to make things right around here," and there's no getting out of it.

Multiple Choice

This question has two parts. Answer part one, and then answer part two.

Part One

What does the phrase “few and far between” mean as it is used in paragraph 2 in “Moon Over Manifest”?

• less often

• less happy

• more distant

• harder to hear

Multiple Choice

Part TwoWhich detail from the story of the passage helps the reader understand the meaning of the phrase few and far between?

• . . . does his best talking in stories . .

• So on the occasion . . .

• “ . . . did I ever tell you . . .”

• . . . where he'd lived once upon a time.

Multiple Choice

Which sentences provide the best summary of “Moon Over Manifest”?

• A girl wonders about a town she will see for the first time. She decides to jump off the train to see it sooner.

• A girl lives with her father but must go on a train alone. Her father is upset because she had gotten very sick.

• A girl rides a train alone to go live in her father's hometown. She misses her father but is curious about her new home.

• A girl enjoys a train ride to a new home. She looks through the things she has brought with her and thinks about the past.

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentences from “Moon Over Manifest.”

Being a paying customer this time, with a full-fledged ticket, I didn't have to jump off, and I knew that the preacher would be waiting for me. But anyone worth his salt knows, it’s best to get a look at a place before it gets a look at you. I’d worn my overalls just for the occasion. Besides, it wouldn't be dark for another hour, so I’d have time to find my way around.

What do these actions reveal about the narrator?

• The actions reveal the character is scared and feels lost going to a new place.

• The actions reveal the character is clever and knows how to handle going to a new place.

• The actions reveal the character is scared the preacher won’t find her.

• The actions reveal the character is clever and plans on hiding from the preacher.

Multiple Choice

In “Moon Over Manifest,” how do paragraphs 2 and 3 contribute to the overall structure of the story?

• The paragraphs compare the personalities of two characters.

• The paragraphs describe the setting where the passage takes place.

• The paragraphs describe the character traits of Abilene.

• The paragraphs reveal the theme of the passage.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from “Moon Over Manifest” best supports the inference that Abilene planned ahead to jump off the train?

• At the last car, I waited, listening the way I'd been taught--

• I'd worn my overalls just for the occasion.

• The doctors said I was lucky to come out of it.

• Conductors only gave a few minutes' notice, so I had to hurry.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the structure of the passage?

• To compare the narrator to her father.

• To compare the narrator’s past to the narrator’s future.

• To describe the events of the narrator’s trip to Manifest.

• To show that the narrator faces her fear of jumping off the train.

Multiple Choice

Read the following dictionary definitions. What is the meaning of the word “hard” as it is used in paragraph 2?

1. solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced.

2. done with a great deal of force or strength.

3. requiring a great deal of endurance or effort. (of information)

4. reliable, especially because based on something true or substantiated.

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