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Rights to the Streets of Memphis

Authored by Mary Bolger

English

9th - 10th Grade

CCSS covered

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Rights to the Streets of Memphis
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Who is the author of the piece "The Rights to the Streets of Memphis"?

Roald Dahl
Robert Left
Richard Wright
Rupert Stockton

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What does the narrator equate his hunger to in the story?

his mother's passing
his father's leaving
his brother's deportation
his sister's wedding

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 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 swing a bat.

that the narrator became a man and got a job.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"Yes, it was true that my father had not come home to sleep for many days now and I could make as much noise as I wanted. Though I had not known why he was absent, I had been glad that he was not there to shout his restrictions at me." Based on this part of the text, what can the reader infer about the relationship the narrator has with his father? Choose the best answer.

They had a good relationship
He loved and missed his father
There was tension between the two
Perhaps the narrator feels his father is too strict

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why was the narrator scared in the beginning of the story?

He was afraid he would get beaten 
He was afraid of the hunger; he feared he wouldn't get food
He worried his father would return and be abusive
He was afraid his mother would also leave him.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

When Richard learns that he will shop for the family's food, he...

Worries about carrying money

Feels like a grownup

Wishes he could play instead

Wants his mother to go with him

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What conflict does the boy face when he goes to buy food?

A group of boys attacks him

He gets arrested for stealing

He gets dizzy and faints

He forgets the money

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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