Quiz Week 5

Read paragraph 10.

“And yet she had loved him--sometimes. Often she had not. What did it matter! What could love, the unsolved mystery, count for in the face of this possession of self-assertion which she suddenly recognized as the strongest impulse of her being! "Free! Body and soul free!" she kept whispering.”

How does this paragraph, which explains how Louise feels toward her husband, advance the plot in the passage?

• by stating that the call of freedom surpassed her feelings for her husband

• by describing the dilemma that she faced when dealing with the death of her husband

• by demonstrating the undying love she had for her husband

• by explaining how love can solve all mysteries, even those of the heart

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which statement expresses a theme of the passage?

• Death can be very unexpected.

• Sometimes even the closest friends misunderstand the depth of the level of grief a person can feel.

• Solitude is often underrated.

• Freedom is a very valuable state of existence.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

How does the author convey revelation in paragraph 7?

• by explaining how Louise was in a state of shock

• by creating imagery of the activities outside the window

• by personifying the freedom that was finally able to penetrate Louise’s mind

• by simplifying the way that death is portrayed

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Part A

Read the following statements from paragraph

6 and 7.

“She was young, with a fair, calm face, whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength. But now there was a dull stare in her eyes, whose gaze was fixed away off yonder on one of those patches of blue sky. It was not a glance of reflection, but rather indicated a suspension of intelligent thought.

There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully.”

What can be inferred about Louise from this paragraph?

• Louise is beginning to experience a stunning realization.

• Louise is in denial about her husband’s death.

• Louise cannot understand how people could just continue life as if nothing Is wrong while her life is crumbling right before her eyes

• Louise is pretty but weak and selfish.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

Which phrase from the passage provides

evidence that supports Part A?

• "She was young, with a fair, calm face...”

• " There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully.”

• “...whose gaze was fixed away off yonder on one of those patches of blue sky.”

• “...whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength.”

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1