The Leap

Which of these is true about Harold Avalon?

• A-He is the narrator’s father.

• B-He is killed in combat.

• C-He is buried near his uncle, founder of the Flying Avalons.

• D-He is a doctor who specializes in setting broken bones.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

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Chronologically, which of these events happens first?

• A-Anna Avalon’s first child is stillborn.

• B-The narrator moves back into her childhood home in New Hampshire.

• C-The narrator’s father dies.

• D-Ashes ignite a fire in the New Hampshire farmhouse.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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Which of these statements is true about a character in “The Leap”?

• A The father achieves a daring act of bravery

• B The mother achieves a daring act of bravery

• C The narrator loses her eyesight

• D The narrator does not get along with her mother

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

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CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the word encroaching mean?

• A-intruding on

• B-setting free

• C-honors a memory

• D-flash back

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the narrator's mother's name?

• A-Anna

• B-Leah

• C-Jill

• D-Shona

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CCSS.RL.5.6

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CCSS.RL.7.6

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Throughout the story the author uses_____ to paint a picture in the story

• A-Foreshadowing

• B-forecasting

• C-simile

• D-Imagery

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What choice did Anna have to make when she was falling from the top of the circus tent?

• A-saving herself or saving her husband

• B-saving herself or her child

• C-saving her husband or saving her dog

• D-saving herself or her child or saving her child

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does the narrator's mother and father first meet?

• A-At the circus

• B-on a blind date

• C-at the hospital

• D-In the Market

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

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CCSS.RI.9-10.3

How does the narrator survive the fire?

• A-She climbs down from the house

• B-a firefighter saves her

• C-her mother saves her

• D-she Jumped down

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

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CCSS.RI.9-10.3

What is the main conflict in the story?

• A-the narrator was trapped in her house by the fire

• B-Anna and her new husband join the circus again

• C-Anna and her husband die

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4