how do we know that she has made this trip before? Choose the quote that best supports that idea.

It took awhile to get by him, back in the summer.

"Please, missy, will you lace up my shoe?"

She passed through the old cotton and went into a field of dead corn.

The phrase "like a festival figure in some parade" describes

Phoenix's wobbling along a fallen log

the scarecrow standing in the field

the dog dancing around the hunter

the nurse in the Natchez clinic

Which of these phrases is a simile?

Big dead trees, like black men with one arm

It whispered and shook and was taller than her head

Phoenix plans to use her 10 cents she has to

pay for her grandson's medicine

What does it mean when the nurse marks Phoenix's case "Charity"?

Someone else has paid for Phoenix

The local church paid for Phoenix

Phoenix has already paid in advance

In Welty’s “A Worn Path,” the story's title stands for:

the habit of love in spite of hardship

the harshness of poverty and racism

Throughout the difficult journey, Phoenix does which of the following?

never once loses her determination

continually doubts her strength

often worries about her family at home

repeatedly stops to remember where she is

What can you infer about Phoenix’s personality from her reactions to the obstacles she encounters?

She is basically hopeful but gets depressed at times along the way because she is physically weak

She feels more at home when she gets to the city than when she is in the country

She is a fighter and faces difficulties with strength

She has an unrealistic confidence in her strength

"A Worn Path" 6th Period

Authored by Dyroma Burroughs

English

11th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the old woman in the story?

Alabama

Phoenix

Mary Ellen

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following could represent a trial or difficulty on her journey?

thorn bushes

crossing the river on a log

the white man with a gun

All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is she going?

Jackson

Hattiesburg

Natchez

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does she mistake the scarecrow for?

A dancing man

A dead man

A dancing woman

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did she fall over into the ditch?

A pig startled her

A dog startled her

the white man startled her

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much money does Phoenix have by the end of the story?

10 cents

20 cents

a dollar

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is she going into town for?

medicine for her husband

medicine for herself

medicine for her grandson

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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"A Worn Path" 6th Period

What is the name of the old woman in the story?

Which of the following could represent a trial or difficulty on her journey?

Where is she going?

What does she mistake the scarecrow for?

Why did she fall over into the ditch?

How much money does Phoenix have by the end of the story?

What is she going into town for?

how do we know that she has made this trip before? Choose the quote that best supports that idea.

how does she intend to spend the money she has?

Phoenix is described as moving "with the balanced heaviness and lightness of the pendulum in a grandfather clock." What could this symbolize?

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