Translating Grandfather's house/Hanging Fire

In "Hanging Fire," where is the speaker’s mother?

• at a dance party

• at a school contest

• behind a closed door

• in the baby's nursery

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CCSS.RL.8.1

In "Hanging Fire," what does the speaker think about? Choose three options.

• dying

• taking a test

• wearing braces

• her sister

• the boy she likes

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

In “Translating Grandfather's House,” what has the speaker most likely been asked to do?

• draw a picture of a relative's home

• draw a picture of a made-up house

• draw a picture of a favorite movie

• draw a picture of a city building

Why does the speaker in “Translating Grandfather’s House” draw a second picture?

• The first picture makes him homesick.

• He can't think of a title for the first picture.

• The teacher thinks that he didn't follow directions.

• He decides that the first picture has incorrect details

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

What is the best way to describe the speaker in “Hanging Fire”?

• hopeful

• determined

• lonely and overwhelmed

• enthusiastic and outspoken

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

Which quotation from the "Hanging Fire" best supports how you described the speaker?

• the boy I cannot live without / still sucks his thumb / in secret (lines 3–5)

• I have to learn how to dance / in time for the next party (lines 12–13)

• There is nothing I want to do / and too much / that has to be done (lines 19–21)

• I should have been on the Math Team / my marks were better than his (lines 26–27)

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

In "Translating Grandfather's House," where is the house in the speaker's first picture?

• in a hot, dusty place

• in a crowded, noisy place

• in a beautiful place with rich soil

• in a distant place with imaginary people

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CCSS.RL.8.1

Which detail from "Translating Grandfather's House" most clearly shows that the speaker's memories are real?

• Memories once certain as rivets / Become confused…. (lines 17–18)

• The roof Oscar Jartín / Tumbled from one hot Tuesday…. (lines 22–23)

• [W]ith wildgrass / rising from sidewalk cracks like widows (lines 28–29)

• Beaming, the teacher scrawls / an A+ in the corner…. (lines 31–32)

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CCSS.RL.8.1

Why is it appropriate to refer to “Translating Grandfather’s House” as a narrative poem?

• It has a plot and other traditional story elements.

• Its main character is similar to the reader.

• Its language sounds musical at times.

• It has a realistic setting.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.3B

In “Hanging Fire,” the lines “and momma’s in the bedroom / with the door closed” are repeated. How does the repetition serve the purpose of a lyric poem?

• It furthers the plot of the poem.

• It hides the poet's powerful feelings.

• It creates a vivid and constant impression.

• I have to learn how to dance / in time for the next party

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3