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The Sun Parlor

Authored by Gary Ford

English

10th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 75+ times

The Sun Parlor
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The author said The Sun Parlor is about two things, and which came first. What were those two things?

Houses and children

Pride and control

Perfection and readiness

Neighbors and impressions

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The author described herself and her siblings as all of the following EXCEPT

Well-schooled in good manners

Well-behaved almost all of the time

Destructive if left without adult supervision

Obedient to the commands of grown-ups

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When neighbors came to see her mother's house, what would her mother tell her and her siblings?

Don't you dare come into the room where we are

If you embarrass me, you will regret it!

If you act politely, I will take you out for ice cream later

Keep clean and play quietly while they're here. It won't be long

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What did one woman ask the author's mother when she saw 4 children "good as gold" in the beautiful house?

What prescription do you use to keep them under control?

Do they break things often?

How much have they cost you in repairs?

How can you bear to let children loose in a lovely house like this?

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Whenever a visitor asked the author's mother how she can bear to let children loose in the house, how did the children react?

They smiled and their faces beamed with pride

They were terrified that they be kicked out and would starve

They would kick the person in the shin and run away

They screamed and ran away

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When questioned by those touring the house, the author's mother would nicely respond with what?

My children don't act like yours

I've only sent one child to an orphanage. Then the rest complied

The children don't belong to the house. The house belongs to the children

I set strict limits on which rooms they are allowed to enter.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When did the author for once forget that a child is not subordinate to a house?

When her own children were all under six

The summer that Sis visited when she was eight

When her mother's sister had a heart attack

When Sis returned as an adult to visit

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

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