A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long

What was one effect of having "no tv before 3:00 P.M./And on Sunday none until 5:00"?

• A. People read more books from the library.

• B. People sat on their porches and talked.

• C. People went to church more.

• D. People were bored.

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CCSS.RI.7.3

What does the poet mean by "black coffee" (line 15)?

• A. books by black authors

• B. music by black musicians

• C. easy listening music

• D. something that was forbidden

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which lines of the poem contain an allusion to another literary work?

• A. lines 10-14

• B. lines 23-27

• C. lines 28-31

• D. lines 47-57

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Why does the speaker prefer hardcover books to paperbacks (lines 21-22)?

• A. They remind her of visiting the bookstore.

• B. They remind her of Mrs. Long

• C. They take her to faraway places

• D. They remind her of her grandmother's house.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

What made it challenging for Mrs. Long to go to "the big library uptown"?

• A. The library was far away.

• B. She had to get dressed up to go there.

• C. People there would humiliate her.

• D. There were no other black people there.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

What does the phrase “Hat in hand” mean (line 31)?

• A. humbly

• B. deceitfully

• C. boldly

• D. reluctantly

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Why does the poet include the detail about Mrs. Long going to the big library?

• A. to explain how the speaker got the books she asked for

• B. to reveal something about Mrs. Long’s character

• C. to criticize the behavior of southern whites

• D. to show how poor her neighborhood library was

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

From details in the poem, what can you infer about the speaker as a child?

• A. She was lonely.

• B. She was a hard worker.

• C. She was moody.

• D. She was a dreamer.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

The form of the poem creates the effect of

• A. dialogue.

• B. music.

• C. natural speech.

• D. formal speech.

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CCSS.RL.7.5

Which word best describes the speaker’s feelings about her childhood?

• A. nostalgic

• B. bitter

• C. amused

• D. regretful

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4