CIVIL PEACE

Which sentence from the passage most closely identifies a mystery that is not fully explained?

• A. “The bicycle had a little history of its own.”

• B. “That night he buried it in the little clearing in the bush where the dead of the camp, including his own youngest son, were buried.”

• C. “At the end of a fortnight he had made a small fortune of one hundred and fifteen pounds.”

• D. “He rubbed his eyes and looked again and it was still standing there before him.”

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

How does the author structure the events in the story to propel the plot?

• A. The author uses consequence to show how Jonathan’s actions negatively affect the people around him.

• B. The author uses parallel plot to show both Jonathan’s unique experience and Maria’s unique experience.

• C. The author uses chronological order and flashback to show how Jonathan and his family earn income after the war.

• D. The author uses multiple stories and multiple character perspectives to show the way different people in the Nigerian community think and feel.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is most likely the author’s reason for using repetition in the passage?

• A. To emphasize Jonathan’s belief that there are aspects out of his control.

• B. To remind the reader to be grateful for the good things in their lives.

• C. To show that Jonathan is unable to move forward after the war.

• D. To prompt the reader to find humor in the events of the story.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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CCSS.RL.7.3

What does the following text mostly reveal about Jonathan’s homeland?

“‘Awrighto. Now we talk business. We no be bad tief. We no like for make trouble. Trouble done finish. War done finish and all the katakata wey de for inside. No Civil War again. This time na Civil Peace. No be so?’

‘Na so!’ answered the horrible chorus.

• A. The people who survive the war are required to educate others on the doctrines of peace.

• B. Although there are thieves roaming the country, they view themselves as hardworking individuals.

• C. The officials who fought in the war are unable to stop bartering that occurs among regular citizens.

• D. Although the war is officially over, there are factions of people that continue to cause strife among others.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

What is a central idea of the passage?

• A. A man is grateful for what he has amidst a war-torn country and he works to rebuild life for his family.

• B. A man gets involved in several schemes after the war and he takes advantage of the exhausted soldiers.

• C. A man tries to secure his old job after the war is over but he eventually gives up when the company remains closed.

• D. A man hides valuable possessions during a war and he must secretly retrace his steps to collect the wealth when the war ends.

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Which inference can be best made about Jonathan and his family?

• A. They are destitute.

• B. They are authentic.

• C. They are conniving.

• D. They are industrious.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Match each underlined vocabulary word with its corresponding definition:

“It wasn’t his disreputable rags, nor the toes peeping out of one blue and one brown canvas shoes….”

• Disrespectful or shabby

• To transport or carry

• A structure or building

• Debris or wreckage

• Commanding or authoritarian

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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CCSS.RI.8.4

Match each underlined vocabulary word with its corresponding definition:

“He put it to immediate use as a taxi and accumulated a small pile of Biafran money ferrying camp officials and their families across the four-mile stretch…”

• To transport or carry

• To be dry or have thirst

• Unsound or dilapidated

• Commanding or authoritarian

• Debris or wreckage

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Match each underlined vocabulary word with its corresponding definition:

“Only two houses away a huge concrete edifice some wealthy contractor had put up just before the war was a mountain of rubble.”

• A structure or building

• Debris or wreckage

• Commanding or authoritarian

• Unsound or dilapidated

• To be dry or have thirst

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Match each underlined vocabulary word with its corresponding definition:

“Only two houses away a huge concrete edifice some wealthy contractor had put up just before the war was a mountain of rubble.”

• Debris or wreckage

• Commanding or authoritarian

• Unsound or dilapidated

• To be dry or have thirst

• Disrespectful or shabby

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4