Narayan and Ondaatje Quiz Review

According to Sekhar, truth is like the sun mostly because it

• should not be avoided.

• cannot be directly stated.

• may cause pain to others.

• helps people grow stronger.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In "Like the Sun," all of the following would be considered "casualties" of Sekhar's truth except his

• children

• colleagues

• headmaster

• wife

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

In "Like the Sun," which of the following quotations best supports the story's main idea about the consequences that come with telling the truth?

• "It was a quiet resolve, a secret pact between him and eternity."

• "He was one of the most dreaded music critics in town. But he never anticipated his musical inclinations would lead him to this trial..."

• "Truth, he reflected, required as much strength to give as to receive."

• "At home his wife served him with a sullen face."

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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

Which of the following comparisons from "Sweet Like a Crow" is most similar to the description of the headmaster's voice in "Like the Sun"?

• "like someone has just trod on a peacock"

• "like wind howling in a coconut"

• "a frog singing at Carnegie Hall"

• "a dolphin reciting epic poetry to a sleepy audience"

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Read the following sentence from "Like the Sun."

"He incessantly chattered about music: how he began one day out of sheer boredom; how his teacher at first laughed at him, and then gave him hope; how his ambition in life was to forget himself in music."

Incessantly most likely means

• annoyingly

• continuously

• monotonously

• painfully

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Choose the correct verb form to complete the following sentence.

The puppies _______________ excited to run and play at the park.

• is

• are

• has

• was

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Choose the correct verb form to complete the following sentence.

Over the lake ______________________ a beautiful rainbow that brightened our day.

• was

• are

• aren't

• isn't

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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