from "An American Childhood" Test B

In the excerpt from An American Childhood, what is the author's purpose in writing about football?

• to show that football is a fine sport

• to show how to plan football strategy

• to show that she values concentration and courage

• to show that hesitation might lead to an injury

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CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

Use context clues in the following passage from An American Childhood to choose the correct meaning of the underlined word.

But if you flung yourself wholeheartedly at the back of his knees --- if you gathered and joined body and soul and pointed them diving fearlessly --- then you likely wouldn't get hurt.

• incompletely

• lovingly

• dangerously

• enthusiastically

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The narrator of An American Childhood says that she developed "a boy's arm" after practicing baseball enthusiastically. What does this information reveal about her?

• She is naturally athletic.

• She works hard at what she does.

• She prefers sports that are typically played by boys.

• She thinks physical skill is unimportant.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why do the children throw snowballs at the cars in the excerpt from An American Childhood?

• They are practicing their aim.

• They want to cause an accident.

• The drivers go too fast and splatter snow in all the yards.

• The drivers go slowly and make their cars natural targets.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Use context clues in the following passage from An American Childhood to choose the correct meaning of the underlined word.

He ran after us, and we ran away from him, up the snowy Reynolds sidewalk. At the corner, I looked back; incredibly, he was still after us. He was in city clothes: a suit and tie, street shoes. Any normal adult would have quit.

• certainly

• unbelievably

• hopefully

• sickeningly

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

In An American Childhood, what is so unusual about the man in the black Buick?

• He is driving fast despite the snow.

• He chases the children through the neighborhood.

• He closes the car door when he gets out of the car.

• He runs like a professional athlete.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

Use context clues in this passage from An American Childhood to choose the correct meaning of the underlined word.

We were on our turf; we could lose ourselves in the neighborhood backyards, everyone for himself.

• frozen pond

• familiar territory

• best behavior

• guard

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Why does the author of An American Childhood describe the path of the chase in such detail?

• to show what a good memory she has

• to show that adults can run as fast as children

• to show that the man does not know the neighborhood well

• to show how determined the man is to catch the children

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Use context clues in this passage from An American Childhood to choose the correct meaning of the underlined word.

But how could the glory have lasted forever? We could have run through every backyard in North America until we got to Panama. But when he trapped us at the lip of the Panama Canal, what precisely could he have done to prolong the drama of the chase and cap its glory?

• explain

• lengthen

• act out

• reveal

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which statement from An American Childhood explains what Dillard finds disappointing about being captured by the man?

• "The point was that he had chased us passionately without giving up ... "

• "Now he came down to earth. I wanted the glory to last forever."

• "He could only have fried Mikey Fahey and me in boiling oil, say ..."

• "We could have run through every backyard ... until we got to Panama."

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3