Slam, Dunk, Hook Regents Practice

10 The images in lines 6 through 12 create a sense of

• (1) youth ending

• (2) anxious movement

• (3) time stopping

• (4) imaginative strategy

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In the context of the poem as a whole, lines 24 through 26 present

• (1) an example of the players’ excitement with the game

• (2) a shift in the players’ expectations

• (3) a contrast to the players’ feelings of invincibility

• (4) an illustration of the players’ skill

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Lines 32 through 36 most clearly reflect the players’

• (1) competition

• (2) agility

• (3) insecurity

• (4) devotion

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In the context of the poem as a whole, the mythological allusions best reflect the players’ sense of being

• (1) popular

• (2) extraordinary

• (3) competent

• (4) successful

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which quotation best reflects a central idea of the poem?

• (1) “We’d corkscrew / Up & dunk balls that exploded” (lines 13 and 14)

• (2) “We were metaphysical when girls / Cheered on the sidelines” (lines 18 and 19)

• (3) “Glistening with sweat / We rolled the ball off / Our fingertips” (lines 27 through 29)

• (4) “Of joy, & we knew we were / Beautiful & dangerous” (lines 39 and 40)

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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