Assessment (3FIG/7FIG)

In "History Lesson",in lines 7 and 8, the poet uses a simile that has the ironic effect of making the minnows seem —

• curious

• threatening

• beautiful

• humorous

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In "History Lesson", Read these lines from the poem.

I am four in this photograph, standing on a wide strip of Mississippi beach, my hands on the flowered hips of a bright bikini. . . .

In these lines, the poet’s tone can best be described as —

• nostalgic

• strident

• apologetic

• reverent

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In "History Lesson", In line 12, the reader can infer that the speaker uses the pronoun “us” to refer to —

• African-Americans

• The general public

• Her extended family

• young women

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In "History Lesson", In lines 14 and 15, the “narrow plot/of sand” can be best interpreted as symbolic of —

• the speaker’s lack of empathy for her grandmother’s situation

• the grandmother’s restricted opportunities

• the grandmother’s limited perspective

• the speaker’s refusal to be bound to the past

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In "From the Custom of the Country", In paragraph 8, the author uses a metaphor that suggests both —

• material wealth and a lack of freedom

• natural beauty and a sense of order

• perpetual loneliness and a desire for knowledge

• intellectual passion and a feeling of regret

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In "From the Custom of the Country", In paragraph 4, the author uses personification to emphasize how —

• uncomfortable Paul is in his surroundings

• much Paul misses his books and toys

• lonely Paul felt while eating his lunch

• unhappy Paul is with his new stepfather

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

In "From the Custom of the Country", Which of these best helps the reader visualize the setting?

• From these rooms Paul wandered downstairs again.

• Against the walls were sideboards with great pieces of gold and silver, ewers and urns and branching candelabra, which sprinkled the green marble walls with starlike reflections.

• The dining room beyond was more amusing, because busy servants were already laying the long table

• This seemed to make the library as strange as the rest of the house, and he passed on to the ballroom at the back.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In "Tehlueche", In paragraph 26, the description of Jimena’s laugh suggests that she is —

• horrified that a doctor could ask such a ridiculous question

• pretending to enjoy the doctor’s attempt to be witty

• scornfully mocking the doctor for his stupidity

• genuinely amused by a question she finds a bit naive

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In "Tehlueche", In paragraph 32, the author uses a metaphor to convey —

• Jimena’s emotions

• the grandmother’s confusion

• Alejandro’s professionalism

• the feeling in the room

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10