We Beat the Street Ch. 13-18 quiz

According to Rameck, the house was “filled with the smells of turkey gravy and apple pie.”

Which literary device is used with this sentence?

• personification

• imagery

• simile

• hyperbole

Why did Rameck and his friends get upset with and beat up the crack addict?

• The addict called them names.

• The addict tried to buy drugs from them.

• The addict brought friends with him to the park.

• The addict used drugs on school grounds.

When Rameck took the knife out he was, “afraid to use the knife and afraid not to use it.”

What does this mean?

• He didn’t really want to use the knife, but he wanted to look tough for his friends.

• He was anxious to use the knife because his friends didn’t believe he had one.

• He was afraid to use the knife, but he made a bet with his friends and he wanted to win.

• He was afraid to use the knife because he thought the crack addict might take it from him.

Rameck went through a “surreal” experience in chapter 13.

What does “surreal” mean?

• frightening

• negative

• dreamlike

• motivating

In chapter 14, Sampson felt “like a toy wound up too tightly.”

Which literary device is this an example of?

• personification

• simile

• flashback

• foreshadowing

What was Sampson charged with in chapter 14?

• dealing drugs

• assault (violent attack)

• armed robbery

• truancy (skipping school)

Which of the three doctors was MOST focused on reaching the goal?

• George

• Rameck

• Sampson

For both Sampson and Rameck, which of these was the biggest deterrent for getting into trouble?

• disappointing family

• missing school

• detention center

• community service

What lesson did both Sampson and Rameck learn? (chapters 13-14)

• Choose your friends wisely

• Always stick up for your friends.

• Remember to turn in all homework assignments.

• Being on time is important.

How did Rameck react when students came out of the dorm to stare at him?

• Restraint... He held his tongue

• He ignored them and kept with his argument.

• Anger...He told the students to go back in their rooms.

• He wanted to join them.