World Literature Review

In "Little Things are Big", what is the narrator trying to decide?

• Whether or not to help a woman who is struggling to travel through a train station

• Whether or not to join the military

• Whether or not to reveal his identity

• Whether or not to immigrate to the United States

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CCSS.RL.2.10

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In "Little Things are Big", why is the narrator hesitant to help the woman?

• He is worried about how he'll be perceived as a black man.

• She is his ex-wife

• He doesn't want to be seen

• They are fighting on opposite sides

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In "Unusual Normality", what happened to Ishmael Beah when he was younger?

• He was forced to become a child soldier

• His father when off to war

• His mother wouldn't declare her citizenship

• His mother left

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

In "Unusual Normality", what does Ishmael Beah realize realize about American teenagers and violence?

• They glorify and brag about violence when they haven't experienced it.

• He gets disgusted that they want violence

• Nobody likes violence

• His friends treat him differently because they think he is violent

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In "Unusual Normality", what activity does Ishmael Beah beat all his friends at because of his past experiences?

• Paint ball

• football

• Call of Duty

• Chess

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the war that is being fought in "The Sniper"?

• The US Civil War

• The Irish Civil War of the 1920s

• World War II

• The Vietnam War

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

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What is the sniper trying to accomplish in "The Sniper"?

• Shoot the sniper on the opposite roof who is shooting at him

• Get a message across to the informant

• He's trying to find a way to leave the war

• Trying to stop an ambush

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

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Who does the sniper shoot in "The Sniper"?

• His brother

• His friend from school

• His father

• A fellow Republican soldier

Where does "Thoughts of Hanoi" take place?

• Vietnam

• Korea

• Japan

• Mongolia

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

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How does the split between North and South Vietnam affect the narrator of "Thoughts of Hanoi"?

• The narrator had to leave his hometown and his brother behind

• The narrator is separated from his father

• The narrator is recruited to fight for the North

• The narrator has to leave Vietnam

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3