What does the dead beggar say when he returns?

• I wish I had not gone away.

• The worst is on the other side.

• I have come back for revenge.

• I never was a good person before

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why does Lena want to know “the worst possible thing that can happen” to her?

• so that she can avoid it

• so that she can be frightened once and for all

• so that she can understand her life better

• so that she can know as many bad things as her mother does

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What was Lena’s great hope when the family moved out of Oakland?

• She hoped that she would become famous.

• She hoped that her mother would leave.

• She hoped that her father would get medical help for her mother.

• She hoped that she might be able to leave all the old fears behind.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why did the girl from next door leave her own apartment?

• because she was tired of having to stay inside

• because her mother kicked her out

• because she wanted to get out to see her boyfriend

• because she was curious about how Lena and her family lived

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What hope did Lena have after watching the girl next door with her mother?

• She hoped that she and her mother could get to know the people next door.

• She hoped that her father would allow her to have a boyfriend too.

• She hoped that the girl would visit her again soon.

• She hoped that things could be better than they appeared.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What type of figurative language is used in the following quote from the text " "A few days later, my great-grandfather looked from his books and saw this same man looking like a smashed vase hastily put back together>'

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Anaphora

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following thematic ideas are prominent in "The Voice From the Wall?

• Youth, trust, and sacrifice

• Sacrifice, power, and autonomy

• Mother-daughter relationships, and mistranslation

• Fate and autonomy, sacrifice, and power

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How did the officials at Angle Island categorize Ying Ying when she arrived to the U.S. from China?

• As a displaced person

• As a war bride

• As a student

• As a refugee

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Mr. St. Clair made drastic changes to Ying Ying's life by simply filling out the immigration form. What were those changes?

• her address and telephone number

• the name of her mother and her country of origin

• her country of origin, and birth year

• her birth year and her last name

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why did Ying Ying keep rearranging things in the new apartment?

• She wanted to redecorate

• She wanted to create balance in the house

• Her husband wasn't happy with the designs

• She was bored

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1