The Luck o Roaring Camp

Why does Stumpy agree to deliver Sal's baby?

• He is a trained and skilled physician.

• He has a gentle nature and kind heart.

• He is afraid to defy the other men.

• He has been married twice before.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which excerpt from the passage best supports the inference that Stumpy is afraid to defy the other men?

• Deaths were by no means uncommon in Roaring Camp, but a birth was a new thing.

• You've had experience in them things.

• Stumpy, in other climes, had been the putative head of two families...

• The crowd approved the choice, and Stumpy was wise enough to bow to the majority.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

Which of these inferences about Kentucky's personality is best supported by the text?

• He is funky.

• He is a leader.

• He is excitable.

• He is a villain.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

Which detail from the passage best supports the inference that Kentucky is a leader?

• The men support his suggestion that Stumpy help Cherokee Sal.

• He chooses Stumpy's help because Stumpy is the best-qualified camper.

• He is a reckless criminal who conceals what he thinks and feels.

• The men reject his concern for Sal and her situation.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which TWO details from the text support the universal theme that people usually try to help when someone is suffering?

• The men pay no attention when French Pete and Kanaka Joe kill each other.

• The men send Stumpy into the cabin to look after Sal and deliver the baby.

• The men light a fire of pine boughs outside Sal's cabin for the warmth it brings.

• The men take bets on whether or not the baby and Sal will survive the birth.

• The men decide not to let off a loud explosion when they realize Sal is dying.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which theme is suggested by the story of Sal's lonely and painful death?

• Self-reliance is a necessary means of survival.

• Everyone is capable of achieving human love.

• Jealousy is a destructive force in social structures.

• People pay for their past mistakes and moral failings.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

Which detail from the text best supports the theme, "People pay for their past mistakes and moral failings"?

• Sal is the only woman in Roaring Camp, a camp full of men.

• Sal is described as being cursed because of her sins.

• Sal can see the sky from the cabin where she lies in childbirth.

• Sal does not ask any of the men of Roaring Camp for help.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

Read paragraphs 1 and 3 from the text.

What is the meaning of novel as it is used in the text?

• new

• quiet

• hostile

• sad

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which sentence or phrase from the text best helps the reader understand the meaning of novel?

• It was a name familiar enough in the camp - Cherokee Sal.

• ...French Pete and Kanaka Joe shot each other to death...

• Deaths were by no means uncommon in Roaring Camp....

• "You go in there, Stumpy."

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Read these sentences from the text.

A fire of withered pine boughs added sociability to the gathering. By degrees the natural levity of Roaring Camp returned. Bets were freely offered and taken regarding the result. Three to five that "Sal would get through with it" even that the child would survive; side bets as to the sex and complexion of the coming stranger. In the midst of an excited discussion an exclamation came from those nearest the door, and the camp stopped to listen. Above the swaying and moaning of the pines, the swift rush of the river, and the crackling of the fire rose a sharp , querulous cry, a cry unlike anything heard before in the camp. The pines stopped moaning, the river ceased to rush, and the fire to crackle. It seemed as if Nature had stopped to listen too.

What does the word levity most likely mean as it is used in the paragraph?

• anxious atmosphere

• curiosity and alertness

• polite and attentive behavior

• lack of appropriate seriousness

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4