
Lorde The Fourth of July

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English
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11th Grade
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Janet Perez
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
the opening sentence suggest which of the following?
What Lorde had hoped would happen is not what actually occurred
A catastrophe is about to happen
Graduation is not necessarily a new beginning
Lorde is about to experience a time of transition
When one stage of life ends another begins
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In paragraph 1, what connotation does the word "fabled" carry?
Legendary
Imagined
Phony
Ghostlike
Idealistic
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Paragraph 4 accomplishes each of the following purposes except to
Shows that the family is affluent enough to afford good food
Illustrate the distinctive Taste of Lorde's family
Emphasize the preparation and care that has gone into preparing for the trip
Depict the middle class values that the family embodies
Draw the reader into the world of Lorde is describing
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following details ironically belies Lorde's declaration that the family would not stay in the " some measly fleabag hotel" (par. 6)
" a new and crushing reality" (par. 7)
" a private woe" (par.7)
" one large room with two double beds and an extra cot" (par. 8)
" a black-street hotel" (par. 8)
" that belonged to a friend of my father's who was in real estate" (par. 8)
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes the effect of the sentence: "We were a proper caravan, mother bright and father brown, the three of us girls step-standards in between" (par. 13)
The syntax of a sentence suggest the diversity of the group
The metaphor emphasizes the unity despite difference of the family
The cumulative sentence structure underscores the family relationships
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Lorde's description of the family marching out of the ice cream parlor " quiet and, as if we had never been black before" is an example of
i. verbal irony
II. paradox
III. sarcasm
I only
II only
I and II only
I and III only
I, II, and III
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CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Paragraph 20 contains all of the following except
Repetition
Imagery
A compound sentence
Antithesis
Polysyndeton
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In paragraph 19, the speaker characterizes herself as
Very similar to her parents
Determined to change her sisters viewpoints
Embarrassed that her parents lack of response
Rebellious but accepted within the family
Smug about the independence of her letter writing
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Each of the following is an example of irony except
The experiences Lorde recalls occurred on the 4th of July
Lorde is African American
That her father's use of " negro" would be considered Progressive
Lorde learns more outside of school then inside the classroom
Lorde became a well-regarded writer
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
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