"At Dusk"

What word does the speaker of the poem use to indicate who she is?

• child
• I
• neighbor
• cat

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How does the poem start?

• The speaker is watching the neighbor
• The speaker is watching the cat
• The cat runs home
• The speaker thinks deep thoughts

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is dusk?

• time between evening and night
• midnight
• time between morning and day
• midday

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What adjective best describes the speaker?

• mean
• busy
• observant
• popular

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

When the neighbor is "wheedling" out to her cat, what is she doing?

• yelling at the cat
• thinking very hard about the cat
• pleading the cat to come home
• crying

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

How does the cat feel when faced with the decision between home and the fireflies?

• uncertain
• angry
• decisive
• stubborn

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which light represents the security of home?

• The steady circle of light on the porch
• The flickering fireflies.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What image is brought to mind by calling saying "the constellation of flickering fireflies"?

• constellation patterns
• twinkling stars
• bright lights far away
• planets

What does the cat decide to do?

• Run home to the neighbor
• Run to the speaker's house
• Stay with the fireflies
• Chase a bird

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What idea is suggested by the speaker's metaphor of calling someone through telephone lines?

• That our words can connect us to each other
• That phone lines connect us to each other
• That the neighbor will call her cat on the phone
• That we can never connect with anyone

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9