reading comp june 2011

In stating "We want to contain it" (lines 8 and 9), the narrator suggests that she wishes to

• cling to the past

• bury old feuds

• erase unpleasant memories

• limit her inner fears

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The simile "displaced as those mountains vanished in the fog" (lines 13 and 14) suggests that the narrator feels

• fortunate

• encouraged

• unsettled

• fearful

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The narrator's description of her childhood room (lines 16 through 19) was foreshadowed by which phrase?

• "The air is pulpy" (line 1)

• "What do we keep it all for?" (line 4)

• "unused wedding presents" (line 4)

• "I feel loose-footed" (line 13)

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

By urging the narrator to "weed things out" (line 20), her mother is expressing her

• thoughts about the future

• concerns with personal safety

• anxiety to redecorate the room

• nervousness about neighbors' opinions

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The narrator's passing on the pendant, scrapbook, and doll to her daughter can be seen as

• selfish

• insulting

• educational

• revealing

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The conclusion of the passage suggests that the narrator and her mother

• share common values

• reach an emotional crisis

• compete for the child's affection

• begin to drift apart

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3