Hey, Come on Out

In "He—y, Come on Ou—t!," how do the villagers come to discover the hole?

• A landslide has swept away a shrine that had covered it.

• A typhoon has destroyed a building that had covered it.

• A child from the village falls into it by accident.

• A construction worker notices it while clearing debris.

In "He—y, Come on Ou—t!," what is remarkable about the hole that the villagers discover?

• It is very wide.

• It is in a holy place.

• It seems to be bottomless.

• It is filled with different things.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

In "He—y, Come on Ou—t!," how does the scientist who comes to examine the hole behave?

• He acts as if the hole is not at all unusual.

• He acts as if the hole is an unnatural event.

• He acts as if the hole will go away on its own.

• He acts as if the hole is too dangerous to explore.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

In "He—y, Come on Ou—t!," what is the main reason that "the hole gave peace of mind to the dwellers of the city"?

• The city dwellers were relieved to know that the nuclear waste was stored safely underground.

• The city dwellers could produce more and more without worrying about the consequences.

• The city dwellers could feel safe because the hole was in the village, miles from the city.

• The city dwellers were glad to have such a wonderful place in which to bury their dead.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.2

One newspaper reporter tied a weight to the end of a long cord and lowered it into the hole. A

long way down it went. The cord ran out, however, and he tried to pull it out, but it would not

come back up. Two or three people helped out but when they all pulled too hard, the cord

parted at the edge of the hole. Another reporter, a camera in hand, who had been watching all

of this, quietly untied a stout rope that had been wound around his waist.

What had the reporter with the camera most likely been planning to do?

• photograph the weight as it descended

• lower himself and his camera into the hole

• take pictures of the people pulling the cord

• assist with the lowering of weights into the hole

What is the first sign that their problems are not being resolved by the hole?

• the city grows and expands

• a large road now connects the city to the village

• things thrown into the hole suddenly begin to reappear

• the scientist cannot explain the hole

The scientist in “He—y, Come On Ou—t!” seems to pride himself on being “all-knowing.” What does he do that best shows his self-important nature?

• He suggests that the villagers sell the hole to concessionaires.

• He runs a variety of tests on the hole without getting clear results.

• He maintains the false appearance that he actually understands the hole.

• He drowns out people's questions by blasting a loud sound with his bull horn.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

How does the incident with the workman at the end of the story most clearly present an example of dramatic irony?

• The workman's behavior is not what the reader might predict.

• The reader knows more about what is happening than the workman does.

• The workman's appearance is unexpected and surprising.

• The narrator hears the workman say something that he does not really mean.

What theme is revealed from the following quote "Safer to get rid of something one didn't understand."

• You cannot get rid of problems by trying to hide them

• In life, you should always avoid difficult things

• If you do not understand something, you should destroy it

• The towns people didn't understand the hole, so they filled it in

What theme is revealed from the following quote "The hole gave peace of mind to the dwellers of the city. They concentrated solely on producing one thing after another."

• You cannot get rid of problems by trying to hide them

• People should gather all their problems and then hide them away forever.

• Avoiding your problems will feel good in the moment, but will hurt in the end.

• The towns people didn't understand the hole, so they filled it in