A Walk to the Jetty Day 2

As Annie reminisces about her life she talks about her mom being a(n)...

• loving mom
• hypocrite
• devoted mom
• abusive mom

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Who was the former friend Annie said goodbye and good luck to?

• her cousin Sophie
• her childhood friend, Gwen
• her pregnant cousin
• her neighbor Johnny

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In paragraph 1, on page 40, what had originally brought the speaker, Annie, to the jetty?

• She was a young girl who liked cricket

• Her family was going on a voyage

• She went walking with her ill father

• She was a fisherman's daughter

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Why does Annie's childhood fear of slipping in between the boards of the jetty resurface as she is about to leave home?

• She is so glad to be leaving the jetty and everything else about Antigua

• She now fears her uncertain future

• Seeing the night watchman on the jetty reminds her

• She had seen the eels tear someone up into little pieces that floated out to sea

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Reread the sentence from paragraph 3 on page 40, "There was the hot sun, there was the blue sea, there was the blue sky".- What is the effect of the repetition of the phrase "There was"?

• It conveys Annie's eagerness to go to England

• It captures how boring Annie's life has become

• It shows that these daily sights suddenly seemed special to Annie as she left them.

• It emphasizes the ways Annie was trying to ignore her parents

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Which of the following best explains why the words "I shall never see this again" cause Annie's heart to swell up with gladness and then shrivel up?

• She both enjoys and fears sailing

• She loves but also resents her parents

• She feels both excited and fearful about leaving home

• She can't wait to leave Antigua but feels guilty about leaving her parents

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Which sentence best expresses the main idea of this excerpt?

• Long journeys require advanced planning.

• Success is the result of hard work.

• Growing up involves overcoming one's fears

• One person's loss is another's gain

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Where is Annie going? 

• Jetty
• Port
• Train Station
• Airport

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Who went with Annie on her walk?

• Mother
• Father
• Brother
• Both Parents

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Who was Miss Dulcie? 

• Seamstress
• Mother
• Painter
• Teacher

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