Analyze POV & Structure-CH.18-Two Roads

Analyze Point of

View, Structure, and Language: Two Roads,

Chapter 18

By Shaina Parker

Read pages 184–189 of chapter 18 in Two Roads and answer the following questions.

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Multiple Choice

What do Cal’s inner thoughts in this excerpt convey about his point of view toward himself?

• He is feeling confident in himself.

• He is feeling disappointed in himself.

• He is feeling angry at himself.

• He is feeling unsure of himself.

Open Ended

Choose ONE detail from the text that BEST support the previous answer

(Cal is feeling unsure of himself)

Multiple Choice

“As we walk along, I notice something. Set back a ways behind those buildings is an ugly low flat-roofed stone structure that looks out of place. While the other buildings have had at least a few people around them, this one is totally deserted. It’s not just dark in color, it has an air of darkness around it—as if bad things happened there—were meant to happen there” (186).

Which best describes the function of this paragraph within the structure of the excerpt?

• This paragraph ends an important moment when the author shows us Cal's thinking.

• This paragraph starts an important moment between Cal & Possum in the chapter.

• This paragraph reinforces Cal's point of view toward himself in thie chapter.

• This paragraph foreshadows that something bad will happen to Cal at school.

Multiple Select

What two methods does the author use to develop Cal's point of view toward Possum by the end of this excerpt?

• simile

• Possum's dialogue

• allusion

• Cal's dialogue

• description

Multiple Choice

Which best describes Cal's point of view toward Possum by the end of this excerpt? (p. 184-189)

• Cal is irritated by Possum's constant talking.

• Cal thinks Possum might be a true friend.

• Cal is not sure Possum wants to be his friend.

• Cal thinks Possum can't be trusted.

Multiple Choice

Which detail from the text best supports the answer to previous question? (Cal's point of view toward Possum)

• "No point in not being honest with him" (184)

• "Maybe he's just putting up with me" (186)

• "My word as a knight of the road" (189)

• "He doesn't wait for me to nod my head" (189)