A Day's Wait

Who is the narrator of the story?

• The boy

• Ernest Hemingway

• Schatz

• The father

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CCSS.RL.1.6

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CCSS.RL.8.6

How old is the boy?

• 5 years old

• 7 years old

• 9 years old

• 12 years old

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

What is wrong with the boy? (Select 2)

• He has a fever.

• He has influenza.

• He has pneumonia.

• He is dying.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What was the boy's initial temperature?

• 100'F

• 102'F

• 37'C

• 44'C

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which animals are mentioned in the story? (Select 2)

• A dog

• A cat

• Birds

• Snakes

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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

Why is the boy confused?

• He is too young and innocent.

• He doesn't know the difference between the imperial and metric system.

• He is very sick so the illness makes him confused.

• He doesn't want to go to school so he pretends to be sick.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

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When and where does the story take place?

• Winter, countryside

• Winter, city

• Summer, countryside

• Summer, city

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the main theme in the story?

• Sickness

• Confusion

• The fear of death

• Father-son relationship

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which line best illustrates the boy's fear?

• ‘I’d rather stay awake.’

• ‘You can’t come in... You mustn’t get what I have.’

• ‘You don’t have to stay here with me, Papa, if it bothers you.’

• ‘Do you think it will do any good?’

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the boy mean when he says, "You don't have to stay in here with me, Papa, if it bothers you"?

• His father could leave so he could sleep.

• His father could leave since the boy wasn't paying attention to the story.

• His father could leave if he does not want to watch his son die.

• His father could leave if it bothered him to see his son looking so sick.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2