"Rights to the Streets of Memphis" Review

"Rights to the Streets of Memphis" Review

9th Grade

9 Qs

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"Rights to the Streets of Memphis" Review

"Rights to the Streets of Memphis" Review

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Easy

CCSS
RL.8.3, RL.6.3, RL.2.10

+18

Standards-aligned

Created by

Annelise Cardenas

Used 159+ times

FREE Resource

9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

superior

regretful

ashamed

panicked

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3