"Hanging Fire" Check for Understanding

The speaker in the poem feels--

• proud to be a teenage

• dissatisfied with many aspects of her life

• optimistic about her future

• annoyed by her mother's strict rules

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• my skin has betrayed me

• my room is too small for me

• they will sing sad melodies

• I should have been on Math Team

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The image of the closed bedroom door suggests that the

speaker —

• is determined to be independent

• feels frustrated by her math scores

• craves attention from her mother

• has closed the door on her problems

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the meaning of the word betrayed?

• sat by

• giving information to an enemy

• gotten along with

• trailed behins

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is a synonym for the word melodies?

• songs

• footsteps

• dances

• homework assignments

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

One theme of "Hanging Fire" is...

• Children are resilient

• Doors closed mean privacy

• Teenagers still need their parents' support

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which phrase from “Hanging Fire” indicates that the speaker is not an adult?

• "always so ashy"

• "what if I die"

• "I am fourteen"

• "too small for me"

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

5. Which line below is the most clear example of visual imagery?

• my skin has betrayed me

• sing sad songs

• Tell the truth about me

• there is nothing I want to do

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

In “Hanging Fire,” what does the speaker think about?

• vacation, wearing braces, her boyfriend

• dying, wearing braces, the boy she likes

• failing a test, her sister, the boy she likes

• the school dance, her sister, death

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

In "Hanging Fire" where is the speakers mother?

• in the bedroom

• out of town

• next door

• by her side

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10