Unit 6 Test Review

Which line from "Land for Free" best supports the claim that Johann wants to impress Hans?

• Johann raced down and replaced the marker with the one his father had given him.

• Johann pulled himself up to his full height and said, “Papa, I will do my best.”

• Johann pushed the worry from his mind that they had come all this way for nothing.

• Johann and the mare ran on and on across the flatlands, then picked their way carefully over ridges.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

A character’s viewpoint is

• the reason a character acts in a certain way.

• the influences that come from outside a character.

• the way a character thinks about things.

• the influences that come from inside a character.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

• character vs self

• character vs character

• character vs society

• character vs nature

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

To compare characters effectively, a reader should notice their

• internal influences

• outside influences

• attitudes towards things

• similarities and differences

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

Which situation gives an example of intrinsic motivation?

• A student writes an essay to win a free trip.

• A student writes an essay to explain his feelings.

• A student writes an essay to get a scholarship.

• A student writes an essay to receive prize money.

Knowing that The Land takes place in post–Civil War America provides the reader with

• conflict

• context

• influence

• motivation

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

• The land race occurred only once.

• The land race took many days.

• The land race was dangerous.

• The land race split up families.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

The post–Civil War setting of The Land tells the reader that, as sharecroppers, Mitchell’s family has

• less power than Paul’s family.

• more power than Paul’s family.

• the same amount of power as Paul’s family.

• a different type of power than Paul’s family.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Which excerpt from “The Sky Will Not Fall” best shows how the Civil War affected William?

• Outside, twelve-year-old Callie had moved closer to her parents’ bedroom window so that she was well within earshot of the escalating argument.

• “What do you think we were doing while you were away, William? There is no woman’s work and no man’s work anymore.”

• “Here’s something else I learned. I like it! I like the smell of the dirt when the plow first pulls through it and folds it over.”

• Now, her father was alive physically, but something inside him was different. Once amiable and easy going, he was now sullen, rigid, and impatient.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

A social conflict...

• takes place between character, self, or society.

• is influenced by family, environment, and peers.

• involves nature or other physical forces.

• is influenced by forces characters don’t control.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3