4.16 Lit Review

In "The Glass of Milk," which event from the story is the complicating incident that anchors the plot?

• The boy turning down the sailor's offer of food.

• The introduction of the boy.

• The boy crying in the cafe.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

Which event marks the climax in "The Glass of Milk"?

• The boy eats and drinks the milk and cookies from the woman that he knows he cannot pay for.

• The boy doubles over in abdominal pain.

• The boy finds work loading cargo.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.3

Which best describes how the author of "The Glass of Milk" created an original character type while drawing from classic tradition?

• Rojas draws on the prideful wanderer in the classic tradition of the Prodigal Son, but his character finds a welcome from strangers.

• Rojas draws on a selfish character in the tradition of Julius Ceasar, but his character is not killed.

• Rojas draws on the comical character in the tradition of Shakespeare's Falstaff, but his character has no friends.

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CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

True or False: From The Glass of Milk, Rojas creates a theme of having too much pride from the Oedipus Rex story.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which sentences best indicate the use of DIALECT in the short story "Gumption"?

• "Well, they got gumption, anyhow. They told them white folks up yonder in the office just what they

  thought of 'em. That's what they did."

• "Well, they got gumption, anyhow. They told them white folks up yonder in the office just what they

  thought of 'em. That's what they did."

• There wasn’t no work to be got in our town, nor any other place, for that matter.

• You know how it is—first to be fired and last to be hired

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Which best explains Clara's frustration with Sylvester in "Gumption"?

• He isn't looking for work.

• He forgot to pay the rent.

• He is rude about her cooking.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Read the passage from "To Build a Fire."

He was making four miles an hour, and he calculated that he would arrive at the forks at half-past twelve. He decided to celebrate that event by eating his lunch there.

Which is the best conclusion about the man, based on the information in the passage?

• he is downhearted

• he is optimistic

• he is funny

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

How does the structure of "Gumption" differ from that of "To Build a Fire"?

• The structure of "Gumption" is descriptive, while the structure of "To Build a Fire" is sequential.

• The structure of "Gumption" is cause and effect, while the structure of "To Build a Fire" is problem and solution.

• The structure of "Gumption" is compare and contrast, while the structure of "To Build a Fire" is problem and solution.

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

Which is NOT a reason why the third person omniscient point of view is effective in "To Build a Fire"?

• It offers insight to the man's transformation from someone who considers himself superior to nature to someone who is humbled by it.

• It allows the reader to see the contrast between the dog's sensible thoughts and the man's illogical thoughts.

• It allows the reader to experience the story directly through the eyes of the man, which builds reader sympathy for this character.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

Which answer best COMPARES AND CONTRASTS the use of dialogue in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" and "Gumption"?

• In "Gumption" dialogue is used to create realistic characters, while in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" dialogue is used to contrast reality and imagined events; both use it to develop the stories' characters

• In "Gumption," dialogue is used to develop the natural world, while in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," dialogue is used to contrast reality and imagined events; both use it to illustrate the author's background.

• In "Gumption," dialogue is used to speed the plot along, while in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" dialogue is used to create a sense of shock and horror; both use it to reveal the nature of life in the Depression-era South.

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CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7