Unit 1 Test

What feature is NOT necessarily a part of an narrative poem?

• It tells a story

• It contains characters

• It rhymes and has a rhythm

• It will have a plot

Which statement about the poem "Translating Grandfather's House" is MOST CLEARLY true?

• It's a narrative poem

• It's a lyric poem

• It is neither lyric nor narrative

• It has no characters

In the quote pictured, which is most likely true?

• This is most probably part of an epic poem

• This is most probably part of a narrative poem

• These are directions for making a homemade pizza

• This is a lyric poem but with some narrative techniques

Which provides the BEST evidence that "Cub Pilot..." was written from a first-person point of view

• pronouns such as he, she, and they are used

• the story tells of the past

• the story includes a quote from a character

• the narrator is a character in the story

How would "Cub Pilot..." most likely be different if it were in the third-person point of view

• It would be from Mr. Brown's point of view

• It would tell what Mr. Brown thinks of Sam also

• It would not describe Sam's feelings

• It would not use "I" for the narrator

"Dernest mudcat I ever seen" What is a mudcat as used here?

• someone who works steamboats on a muddy river

• a muddy feline who is a mess

• a rotten trainee who doesn't listen

• the largest room on a steamboat

From your knowledge of the suffix -ous, what is the most likely meaning of the word infectious

• state of infection

• full of infection

• similar to infection

• unlike an infection

Martin's grandpa seemed quite frail when he collapsed. The word frail most closely means

• sad and grieving

• tired and worried

• messy and lopsided

• delicate and weak

In "The Medicine Bag," why does Grandpa collapse after arriving at the house?

• He has been injured by attack dogs

• he is shocked by life in the suburbs

• He is overcome by grief

• He has heat exhaustion

In "The Medicine Bag" why is the pouch referred to as a medicine bag?

• It holds rocks that carry magical energy.

• It holds items that protect and guide the wearer.

• It holds leaves to help overcome sickness.

• It holds powders that aid the work of a Sioux shaman.