
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail ACT 1
Authored by Melissa Lasky
English
10th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why is Henry David Thoreau in jail?
He burned down a barn
He flogged his students
He stole fruit from a farmer
He didn't pay his taxes
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Who is Henry's brother?
John
David
Waldo
Bailey
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why didn't Henry pay for his Harvard Diploma?
It cost $1
He didn't learn anything of value there so he didn't want it
He was protesting having to pay for the diploma after paying to get his education there
They spelled his name incorrectly
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Who does Henry David Thoreau admire most?
Ellen
Mother
John
Emerson
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why did Henry quit teaching?
Mr. Potter made him flog his students
Mr. Staples made him teach something he didn't believe in
Mr. Staples made him flog his students
Mr. Ball made him flog his students
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why is Bailey in jail?
He fell asleep and the coal from his pipe lit a barn on fire
He fell asleep and was caught trespassing
He stole fruit from a farm
He was protesting against the owner of a barn
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What does Henry teach Bailey?
How to read his mail
How to write his name
How to draw a tree
How to tap into his Universal Mind
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
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