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The Censors

Authored by Mohamed Sedik

English

9th - 10th Grade

CCSS covered

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The Censors
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After Juan writes his letter to Mariana, he becomes very worried that

he will not get a job as a censor if the letter is read.

something will happen to Mariana because of the letter.

the contents of the letter will prevent him from getting promoted.

Mariana will refuse to read the letter.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What can you infer about the reason Mariana moved to Paris?

She felt lonely and hoped to meet new friends.

She was unemployed and needed a job.

She wanted to escape her country’s oppressive regime.

She could not get an apartment in her country.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When the narrator says in lines 29–30 that “you’ve got to beat them to the punch” and “sabotage the machinery,” it means that Juan must

figure out a way to intercept the letter.

turn in coworkers who pose a threat.

not allow colleagues to beat him up.

stop writing suspicious letters to friends.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

After Juan is promoted to Section E, the narrator says that “his noble mission blurred in his mind.” This means that Juan

works so hard to maintain his edge that he becomes exhausted

forgets that his duty as a censor is to serve the government

tries to turn in other workers but finds that he cannot

loses sight of the fact that he is supposed to intercept the letter

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Juan is shocked at “the subtle and conniving ways employed by people to pass on subversive messages” (lines 70–71). What can you infer about the letters Juan is reading?

They likely contain no hidden meaning at all

They were written by people who are desperate

They can be understood only by skilled censors

They are attempts to overthrow the government

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Through much of the story, the narrator tells the reader what Juan thinks and feels. However, after explaining that Juan is swiftly promoted, the narrator says, “We don’t know if this made him happy.” This statement is an example of

pacing

metaphor

foreshadowing

hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does subversive mean?

having the ability to go underwater

intending to overthrow those in power

providing additional money or support

attempting to speak in quiet tones

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

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