The Cage Short Story

The character in The Cage volunteered to

• spend several days in prison

• take part in a scientific experiment

• exchange places with another prisoner

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

The man was told that

• he would probably be unable to escape from the cell

• there was one way to escape from the cell

• he could talk about his plan of escape from the cell

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The prisoner thought that he could escape by

• loosening a couple of cement blocks and then pushing them out

• finding a window and climbing through it

• removing the hinges from the huge steel door

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

At the ed of the story, the prisoner believed that

• it was not possible to escape from the cell

• he needed another week to escape

• he had come close to escaping

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The door of the cell was riveted into the wall and could not be removed. What is the meaning of the word riveted?

• pasted or glued

• bolted or fastened firmly

• painted or colored brightly

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The prisoner used the prong on the metal shield as a tool. Which phrase best defines the word prong?

• a sharply pointed edge

• a heavy steel bar

• a hammer or ax

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The mortar around the blocks crumbled into powder. Define the word mortar.

• paint

• wallpaper

• a mixture of cement, sand and water

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

With a spurt of new energy, the prisoner began working again. What is the meaning of the word spurt?

• sudden burst

• loss

• payment

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the setting of The Cage?

• a prison courtyard

• a warden's office

• a cell

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What happened first in the plot of the story?

• the prisoner reached up and grabbed the metal shield around the lightbulb

• the door of the cell opened slowly

• the prisoner saw light between the cement blocks

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5