"The Terror"

Who wrote the autobiographical essay "The Terror?"

• Laurie Ann Thompson
• Tupac Shakur
• Nikki Giovanni
• Junot Diaz

What does "autobiography" mean?

• Somebody writing the true story of another person
• Somebody writing the true story of themself
• An imaginative story about made-up characters and events
• An informative text about real-world facts intended to educate the reader

Which best states the main idea of "The Terror?"

• Hard times in your life will help you become a stronger person
• The brothers would jeer and occasionally throw rocks at him
• A middle school kid gets his butt kicked and eventually learns to stand up for himself
• Junot Diaz's brother had cancer, but got better in the end

Which best states the theme of "The Terror?"

• Hard times in your life will help you become a stronger person
• The brothers would jeer and occasionally throw rocks at him
• A middle school kid gets his butt kicked and eventually learns to stand up for himself
• Junot Diaz's brother had cancer, but got better in the end

Which of our unit texts is about a disabled athlete who proves people's expectations about him wrong?

• Emmanuel's Dream
• "The Rose that Grew from Concrete"
• "Ego Tripping"
• "The Terror"

Which of our unit texts is about a woman who is celebrating her black identity by making a lot of allusions to African history?

• Emmanuel's Dream
• "The Rose that Grew from Concrete"
• "Ego Tripping"
• "The Terror"

Which of our unit texts compares a person to a plant that managed to survive in a situation where it wasn't expected to?

• Emmanuel's Dream
• "The Rose that Grew from Concrete"
• "Ego Tripping"
• "The Terror"

Which of our unit texts is about a hispanic kid who gets bullied at a white school?

• Emmanuel's Dream
• "The Rose that Grew from Concrete"
• "Ego Tripping"
• "The Terror"

What happens to Junot's older brother in the end of "The Terror?"

• He dies from cancer
• He goes into remission, meaning that his cancer goes away
• He helps Junot teach a lesson to the boys who beat him up
• He still has cancer, and it's unclear whether he's going to get better

In the autobiographical essay "The Terror," what is Junot Diaz afraid of?

• Failing his upcoming exams
• His brother dying
• Getting beat up again
• Swimming