The Rights to the Streets of Memphis + Quotations Practice

The Rights to the Streets of Memphis + Quotations Practice

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 10th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.3, RI.11-12.9, RL.9-10.3

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13 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who is the author of the piece "The Rights to the Streets of Memphis"?
Roald Dahl
Robert Left
Richard Wright
Rupert Stockton

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the narrator realize is the reason for his hunger to in the story?

his mother's passing

his father's leaving

his brother's deportation

his sister's wedding

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The purpose of this story would be to show
that the narrator learned how to be confident.
that the narrator got others to feel sorry for him.
that the narrator learned how to play baseball.
that the narrator became a man and got a job.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In the text, the narrator says, "...I began wake up at night to find hunger standing at my bedside beside me...." This is an example of what?

a simile

a metaphor

personification

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the ultimate goal the narrator is trying to achieve?

to get food because he is hungry

to defend his family

to become part of a gang

to defend himself

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

During the scene when Richard "...yelled, pleaded, kicked, but they wrenched the money out of ...[his] hand," what kind of conflict was he experiencing?

Character vs. Technology

Character vs. Character

Character vs. Self

Character vs. Nature

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does retaliate mean?

noise

payback

whip

extreme

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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