Quake! Disaster in San Francisco, 1906 Chapter 1-4

Itzak Kaufman has a _____

• fruit stand.

• vegetable stand.

• construction company.

• meat stand.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

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Avram Kaufman owns a

• fruit stand.

• vegetable stand.

• construction company.

• meat stand.

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What did the author mean when they wrote, "His mind was blanketed by troubling thoughts, like the fog that sometimes blew in from the bay and blocked out the sky."?

• Jacob walks around with a blanket over his head to avoid the sun.

• Jacob is distracted by the fog.

• Since his mother's death, Jacob doesn't notice his surroundings. He is focused on his grief.

• Jacob is carefree and happy.

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Why can't Uncle Avi keep the stray dog?

• Aunt Rose is allergic to dogs.

• Aunt Rose yelled at him when he fed the dog scraps,

• The dog growled at Uncle Avi's children.

• The dog was sick.

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Who takes care of Sophie?

• Sophie stays alone in the apartment.

• Aunt Rose takes care of Sophie.

• Timothy O'Connor's grandmother watches over Sophie.

• Sophie goes to daycare.

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On Jacob's last birthday he celebrated his Bar Mitzvah. In the eyes of his forefathers he was a man. How old is Jacob?

• 18 years old

• 16 years old

• 21 years old

• 13 years old

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Jacob's family immigrated to the United States from

• Russia.

• Poland.

• Ireland.

• England.

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What city is Quake! set in?

• San Francisco

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• Los Angelos

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

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How did Itzak react to having a dog in the apartment?

• Itzak was pleased Jacob brought a dog home to protect Sophie.

• Itzak was happy to see the children smiling and laughing.

• Itzak explained to Jacob that they couldn't have a dog in the tiny apartment. Jacob had to take the dog back to Uncle Avi.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

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What type of figurative language does the author use in the following sentences?

"Among them, Rose Kaufman had a reputation. Everybody said her tongue was sharper than a butcher's knife."

• simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• alliteration

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