Standard 1 Project

What is one possible reason why Mrs. Luella Bates would give the boy money after he tried to steal her purse."do not make the mistake of latching onto my pocketbook nor nobody else's"

• She wanted the boy to be able to buy the sued shoes he wanted

• ^{She wants the boy to understand that she worked for her money and he can work for money too}

• She understands the boy's circumstances and doesn't want the boy to steal from someone else

What can be inferred from the author’s focus on Helmer’s pet nicknames.

• Helmer and Nora have a happy marriage

• Helmer sees Nora as childish

• Nora only wants to please her husband and doesn’t mind

What is implied in the sentence below from the this paragraph?

“He became afraid that the girl would have to die without being baptized and in his anger cried, I wish the boys were all turned into ravens.

• The father is more concerned for the well-being of his daughter than all of his sons

• The sons have done something that will have a lasting impact in the afterlife

• the girl will likely die if not baptized

• the father has little faith in his son’s ability to complete an order

Excerpt from “A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens

What can be inferred from the author’s focus on England’s good and bad traits?

• Dickens uses the contrasting ideas to show readers that England is experiencing a time of conflict

• Dickens uses the contrasts in poetry before narrative to make the reader more interested in the opening to his novel

• Dickens uses the contrasting ideas to help the reader feel a connection between England and his society

What is implied in the last sentence of the paragraph?

‘No, it is too much! The one means of being saved from bankruptcy and disgrace is the death of that man!”

• The banker changed his mind about making the bet after spending time reflecting on it.

• The banker wasted his money and has no integrity because he wants to kill the lawyer.

• The banker has grown in wisdom and realized the mistakes he made with his financial decisions

• The banker is an evil and immoral person and should be more compassionate.