The Dog of Pompeii review for test

1. Tito and Bimbo are

• a boy and his dog

• enemies

• a master and his slave

• slaves

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

2. What is Tito and Bimbo's fixed routine?

• Bimbo protects Tito while Tito begs for food and grape juice.

• Bimbo watches while Tito steals food.

• Bimbo brings food three times a day to share with Tito.

• Tito begs for food and shares it with Bimbo.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

3. Tito, despite his blindness, can tell what is going on in Pompeii through

• his hard work and study

• his sense of smell and hearing

• his friendship with the poor

• his desire to be like other boys

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

4. The forum of Pompeii is the place where

• spectacular sacrifices are held

• Caesar addresses the troops

• everyone in the city gathers

• gladiators stage fights

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

5. Pompeii previously had been damaged by a(n)

• earthquake

• hurricane

• tornado

• flood

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

6. A stranger tries to alert townspeople to

• the anger of the household gods

• the coming of another earthquake

• a rising wall of water from the sea

• a change in the smoke from Vesuvius

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

7. Bimbo saves Tito by

• barking to alert fleeing townspeople

• helping him make it to the boats

• leading him to the market for food

• forcing him to go into the forum

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

8. Comparing and contrasting two different pieces of writing reveals

• how they are alike and how they are different

• how long it took for the authors to write each text

• that they rarely have anything in common

• that most texts are pretty much the same

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

9. Which of the following is an example of the author using historical facts in the fictional story of Bimbo and Tito?

• Tito rests while Bimbo goes out and brings back their meals.

• Tito is known to everyone in the poorer quarters of Pompeii.

• Excavators find a hardened 1,800-year-old raisin cake and the skeleton of a dog.

• A stranger warns the people of Pompeii that the smoke above Vesuvius will change shape.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

10. Which of the following statements is the best summary of this selection?

• A faithful dog saves his companion's life.

• Blind people develop their other senses.

• Those who do no listen to humans must be taught by the gods.

• The ruins of an ancient city yield many clues about the people who lived there.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2