The Jewels of the Shrine

What is the primary profession of the author of this play?

• He is a an English teacher.

• He is a writer.

• He is a medical doctor.

• He is a historian.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

How old is Okorie?

• 56

• 60

• unknown

• 80

Grandfather is happy after the stranger leaves because

• he knows where the jewels are buried

• he devises a plan to ensure a proper burial

• the stranger makes him realize he is lucky

• he knows hsi son will care for him

Bossi can be best described as

• bossy

• caring

• respectlful

• selfish

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which element of a script does a writer use to give instructions to the actors?

• Cast of Characters

• Stage queus

• Dialogue

• Stage directions

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

Where does Okorie tell Bossi he found the jewels buried?

• the farm

• the garden

• the town

• the shrine

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The best words to describe Ojima and Arob:

• insincere and materialistic

• insincere and resentful

• materialistic and selfless

• materialistic and nurturing

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why is the play seperated into two acts?

• to show the passage of time

• to indicaste foreshadowing

• to show the change of setting

• to introduce a new character

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

What does the play show about traditional cultural values in Okorie's village?

• strangers were never trusted

• valuable property was buried for safety

• praying was unacceptable

• people honored the elderly

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

At the end of the play all of the following events occur EXCEPT:

• The stranger knows the contents of the will before he reads it.

• Okorie sells his house before dying.

• Ojibwa and Arob are poorer then they were before

• Bossi inherits the house.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10