Jeremiah's Song

The author uses the precise description “You couldn’t do nothin’ that was gonna please her” to explain Ellie’s

• attitude after returning from college
• lack of affection for Macon
• anger at Jeremiah’s illness
• opinion of Dr. Crawford

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CCSS.RL.6.4

The narrator wants to listen to Jeremiah’s stories only early in the day because the narrator is afraid of

• tiring his Grandpa
• making Ellie angry
• missing his bedtime
• hearing scary stories

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.6

What does Ellie’s attitude toward Dr. Crawford represent?

• education and new ways
• the importance of religion
• the forces against blues music
• traditional methods of health care

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.W.6.9A

What does Macon do to show respect for people from the church?

• tells churchgoers where to sit and what  to do during the funeral
• listens to Jeremiah’s stories when Jeremiah is sick in bed
• changes what he plays on the guitar when they walk by
• uses Jeremiah’s stories to make up new songs on his guitar

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CCSS.RL.6.3

When Macon hears how sick Grandpa Jeremiah is, Macon

• begins to play the blues
• cries out on the porch
• has an argument with Ellie
• tells Grandpa a story

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

Jeremiah explains that his songs

• are a bridge to the future
• help him get closer to Macon
• made people strong in the past
• help people find meaning and help

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

A stroke is a

• serious illness brought on by a lack of vitamins
• state of being unable to move from one’s bed
• heart attack caused by high blood pressure
• sudden loss of blood flow to the brain

A diagnosis is the identification of

• a disease during an examination
• a treatment during a hospital stay
• an amazing cure for a disease
• a method for avoiding sickness

What does condition mean?

• a religious blessing
• a state of health
• a quick compliment
• a medical breakthrough

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CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.RI.6.4

What does setback mean?

• a return to earlier times
• a position or place in the rear
• a change from better to worse
• a prediction of a retreat

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D