Retort and from the People Yes

In "Retort" who is speaking to whom?

• Phyllis is speaking to herself.

• Phyllis is speaking to the speaker.

• The speaker is speaking to Phyllis.

• The speaker is speaking to himself.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

In "Retort," who is Phyllis?

• the speaker's alternative self

• the speaker's neighbor

• the speaker's beloved

• the speaker's friend

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

In the excerpt from The People, Yes, why does the white man draw a circle in the sand?

• to show his belief that white people are smarter than Indians

• to communicate with an Indian who does not speak English

• to teach the Indian how to use shapes to represent ideas

• to show the outer boundary of the Indian territory.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the main topic of discussion in the excerpt from The People, Yes?

• land

• nature

• knowledge

• art

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

If a person is curling a tress, what is she most likely doing?

• styling her hair

• daydreaming

• exercising

• wrapping a present

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

"The lady is fair," said the knight. What is the knight's opinion of the lady? (Archaic definition, NOT the common, present-day definition)

• She is sad

• She treats everyone differently

• She is intelligent

• She is beautiful

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which is most likely true about the person described in this sentence:

"Thou art a loyal friend."

• The person is a loyal friend.

• The person sees artwork as their best friend.

• The person is not a loyal friend .

• The person is thinking about finding new friends.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

In the excerpt from The People, Yes, what does the Indian's immense ring represent?

• what the white man fears

• the human desire to make art

• what the Indians have learned

• the limits of human knowledge

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following best describes the white man in the excerpt from The People, Yes?

• He makes friends easily.

• He believes he is superior.

• He is a thoughtful observer.

• He knows he has much to learn.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

The phrase "face was fair" from the poem "Retort" demonstrates which sound device?

• rhyme

• consonance

• alliteration

• formal verse