Cemetery Path by Leonard Q. Ross

The young lieutenant challenged Ivan to

• fight a duel with him
• walk to the center of the cemetery
• walk home alone

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

Ivan hoped to win

• five gold rubles
• a bottle of vodka
• twenty pieces of gold

At the end of the story, Ivan could not move because

• someone was holding him

• his legs were frozen stiff

• he was pinned to the ground

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CCSS.RL.7.1

To win the challenge, Ivan was required to 

• leave a message near the tomb
• stick a saber into the ground
• report back the next evening

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CCSS.RL.7.1

The customers jeered Ivan cruelly. What is the meaning of the word jeered?

• questioned
• cheered
• made fun of

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

The lieutenant and the villagers made Ivan their quarry. What is the meaning of the word quarry, as used in this sentence?

• a place where stone is mined and cut
• prey
• friend

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.RL.7.4

With his fist, Ivan beat the sword down to the hilt. Define the word hilt.

• handle
• strength
• tip

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

Something gripped Ivan in an unyielding and implacable hold. What is the meaning of the word implacable?

• weak
• unmoving
• thoughful

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the setting of "Cemetery Path"?

• Russia, in the winter, at night, in a pub and a cemetery

• Canada, in the winter, at night, in a pub and a cemetery.

• Russia, in the summer, at night, in a cemetery

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CCSS.RL.7.3

Which of the following is the inciting event?

• The lieutenant and other patrons of the pub call Ivan "pigeon".

• Ivan crosses the cemetery to the middle tombstone.

• The Cossack lieutenant challenges Ivan and offers him 5 gold rubles.

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CCSS.RL.7.3