"Rights to the Streets of Memphis" Review

What problem is Wright facing at the beginning of the story?

• He wants a pair of blue suede shoes

• His hunger is becoming something he can’t ignore

• His mother forces him to eat something he doesn't like

• He and his father have gotten into an argument

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What life-changing event does Wright reveal while speaking to his mother? (lines 39-56)?

• His mother is deathly ill

• His father is deathly ill

• His father left the family

• He is going to have a baby sibling

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What happens when Wright leaves his home to get food for his family?

• He gets beaten up by a gang of boys

• Someone robs the grocery store

• He trips and the food falls to the ground

• He sees one of his good friends

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is Wright’s mother’s plan to help him fight for himself?

• She will not let him into the house until he has gotten the groceries.

• She tells him to come inside so they can plan together.

• She tells him that he has to find a way other than physically fighting.

• She gives him a large, heavy stick.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why does the narrator's mother start giving her young sons more responsibilities?

• She is angry with her sons.

• She wants them to learn new skills so they can take care of themselves

• She hopes to impress the boys' father.

• The boys' father told her to.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The narrator's mother forces her son to confront the gang because she

• is hungry

• wants him to get a job

• wants him to stand up for himself

• is mad at him

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

3. What is the story's "central" or main conflict?

• the narrator having to care for his brother

• the narrator facing the gang of boys

• the narrator arguing with his mother

• the narrator resenting his father

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of the following describes how the narrator feels after his first encounter with the gang?

• superior

• regretful

• ashamed

• panicked

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How does the behavior of the gang members change toward the narrator throughout the story?

• At first they bully and beat him, then they run away from him.

• At first they make fun of him, then they make friends with him.

• At first they steal his groceries, then they take his money.

• At first they threaten his mother, then they threaten him.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7