Mother to Son

Mother to Son

7th Grade

12 Qs

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Mother to Son

Mother to Son

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7th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The mother says that "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair." Used in this context, crystal means...

transparent and colorless.

sharp and painful.

beautiful and flawed.

clear and smooth.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The mother's dialect or manner of speaking helps make the poem more

understandable

realistic

serious

descriptive

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The mother tells her son to do all of the following EXCEPT

not to turn corners

not to turn back

not to fall

not to set down

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The adjective that best describes the mother's character is

pessimistic

threatening

cautious

persevering

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The author's use of a stairway to represent life is an example of

an allusion

a hyperbole

a metaphor

personification

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do you think the author began and finished with "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair"?

To emphasize a key point

To make sure you understood the idea

To signify the passage of time

To highlight her anger towards her son

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In this poem, boards with "tacks and splinters" and "boards torn up" are symbols for--

run-down housing

a life that has had many difficulties and challenges

the ungrateful way the mother's son treats her

The lack of compassion each man has for his fellow man

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