A Wagner Matinee

What point of view is "A Wagner Matinee"?

• First Person
• Second Person
• Third Person Omniscient
• Third Person Limited

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Georgiana is Clark's ___?

• Mother
• Sister
• Aunt
• Unrelated Friend

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What is characterization?

• giving an inanimate object human-like qualities
• approach the author makes to convey a character's personality
• a comparison using "like" or "as"
• an exaggeration

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Where does "A Wagner Matinee" take place?

• Virginia
• Red Cloud, Nebraska
• Van Wert, Ohio
• Boston, Massachusetts

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Who is Mrs. Springer?

• Clark's landlady
• Clark's sister
• Clark's mother
• Clark's friend

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

What was Georgiana's occupation before moving to Nebraska?

• Physician
• Music Teacher
• Author
• Lawyer

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does Georgiana do that surprises Clark during the concert?

• Stands up
• Claps along to the music
• Breaks into tears
• Hums along

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What did Willa Cather originally go to college to be?

• Fictional Writer
• Accountant
• Did not attend college
• Physician

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why does Georgiana warn Clark, "Don't love it so well, Clark, or it may be taken away from you"?

• Music was taken away from Georgiana, and Georgiana does not want the same thing to happen to Clark.
• Clark is too overconfident in his piano-playing skills.
• Clark loves attending symphonies more than Georgiana. 
• Georgiana lost a finger and could no longer play the piano.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What type of performance did Clark and Georgiana go to watch?

• Circus
• Pop Concert
• Theater Production
• Symphony

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.1