the teacher who changed my life

Where does the author meet his mentor, Miss Hurd?

• elementary school

• newspaper club

• church services

• meeting for new students

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Miss Hurd asked the author to write an essay about his

• home in Worcester, Massachusetts

• meeting with President Kennedy

• reasons for joining the Newspaper Club

• family’s experience in Greece

The author tells the most about Miss Hurd’s character by

• describing her appearance

• writing that she got married

• recalling her actions

• sharing memories of other students

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The author’s mother didn’t emigrate with him

in the United States because she

• was executed after arranging for her children’s escape

• had to stay behind to care for her parents

• decided to join the Communist guerillas

• was no longer married to the author’s father

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What is the author’s main purpose in writing this essay?

• to honor Miss Hurd

• to tell about an award he received

• to inspire teachers like Miss Hurd

• to describe where he grew up

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Which character trait of Miss Hurd’s is

revealed when Nicholas Gage describes her as

the person who “nearly dragged” him onto the

path his life would take?

• persistence

• ambitiousness

• reluctance

• recklessness

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Details in the first four paragraphs—like

“gray March day,” “undersized 9-year-old,”

“cold, crowded country,” and “grim-faced

principal”—primarily serve Gage’s purpose to

• grab the reader’s attention

• introduce the subject of the essay

• establish the essay’s place and time

• depict his difficult childhood

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What is the author’s purpose for including the

following quote from Miss Hurd?

“So if there’s anybody in this room who

doesn’t like work, I suggest you go across to

the Glee Club now because you’re going to

work your tails off here!”

• It provides information about Miss Hurd by telling what others think of her.

• It uses the words of others to describe the actions of Miss Hurd.

• It uses her own words to show readers how demanding Miss Hurd is.

• It provides a comment from the author to show what he thinks of Miss Hurd.

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Why did Gage’s father buy a new suit when

he saw the newspaper photo of his son and

President Kennedy?

• He expected to travel to Washington, D.C., to meet with his son and the President.

• He wanted to be properly dressed for receiving the community’s congratulations.

• He anticipated being interviewed and photographed for the local newspapers.

• He wished to show off for the villagers in his native Greece.

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