Gold Country

This passage focuses on whose point of view?

• Runt's

• The Australian Boy's

• Runt's Uncle

• An outside narrator

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Part B: Which two sentences from the passage tell the reader that it focuses on Runt's point of view?

• "I bet I could have walked from one deck to another across the bay"

• "The boat is crammed with miners traveling to the gold country."

• "Maybe all the sailors had left their ships to find gold too."

• "When the fish splashed back into the water, I felt a nudge in my side."

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

How was the story structured?

• It shows a huge problem in the beginning and the problem is solved by the end of the journal entries.

• The journal starts with an event in the past and then discusses the narrators future.

• The journal entries are arranged in order starting with the first event and moving to the next.

• One journal entry gives Runt's point of view, while the other gives the Australian boy's point of view.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

What does the word "masts" mean as it is used in paragraph 2 of the text?

• bottoms

• seats

• driver

• tops

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which part of the story describes how the narrator feels about his new friend?

• Paragraph 9

• Paragraph 10

• Paragraph 12

• Paragraph 7

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

How would the last 3 paragraphs of "Gold Country" be different if they were told from the Australian boy's point of view?

• The reader would have known how every character felt.

• The reader would have known more about the Australian boy's thoughts or feelings.

• The reader would have known more about how Runt felt.

• The reader would lose information about all the characters because the perspective would change.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

"I don't think I will ever give those up since the writing is nicer to look at, but the pencil is handier when you're traveling." What two things do we learn from this statement?

• Runt likes the pencil better than the brush and ink.

• Runt thinks there are positives and negatives to writing with brush and ink.

• Runt thinks ink and brush is the only way to write in America or in China.

• Runt thinks that the pencil might be a good alternative while traveling.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6