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This selection is BEST described as a _____.

• myth

• satire

• story

• legend

What is the conflict in this selection?

• Two sisters cannot get along with their parents.

• A family is trying to keep their home.

• A mother is too tired to manage the family home.

• Members of a family have a dispute with their neighbors.

The setting for this selection is ____.

• the Home Owners' Loan office

• a party hosted by Helen

• the front porch of a house

• a flat on South Park

What does the phrase "turning her hands over and over" reveal about Mama?

• She gestures a lot as she talks.

• She waves excitedly at her husband.

• She has pain in her hands.

• She is worried or nervous.

The tone of this passage could BEST be described as ___

• tender

• mocking

• bitter

• critical

What does the word extension mean in this sentence from the passage?

"If he had not succeed in getting another extension they would be leaving this house in which they had lived for more than fourteen years."

• an outward movement of the leg

• a structural addition to a house

• a larger amount of space

• extra time to repay a debt.

The sentence "Her eyes were lamps turned on" is an example of ___

• metaphor

• simile

• allegory

• irony

What statement BEST describes how the two sisters and the mother feel about the problem they face?

• Mama and Helen are worried, but Maud Martha doesn't care.

• All three are equally concerned but show it in different ways.

• Mama and Maud are worried, but Helen is ready to leave.

• Maud Martha and Helen are unconcerned, but their mother is worried.

When the passage says the Maud Martha "tried to keep the fronts of her eyes dry," it means that she ____.

• struggled to keep from crying

• reacted to the effects of the afternoon sun

• tried to keep from arguing with her sister

• concentrated on watching the robin in the tree

The climax of the story occurs when____

• Helen sees Papa coming up the street toward the house.

• Papa opens the gate and tells them nothing

• Mama exclaims, "It's all right....He got it."

• the door slams and Mama walks away.