English 8A Final Exam Review

What idea does the author develop about Mo from 1:55-2:17?

• Mo is uncertain about his identity as a zombie

• Mo wishes he were more like his parents

• Mo wants his parents to eat more vegetables

• Mo is resentful about being different

"Mo grabbed his book of recipes. His fingers flew across the pages until he found it: the recipe for a tomato- and veggie-filled soup."

How does the word flew most impact the tone of the story?

• It helps to develop an excited tone

• It helps to develop a fearful tone

• It helps to develop an anxious tone

• It helps to develop a joyful tone

Select the answer that provides the best objective summary of the story "Zombies Don't Eat Veggies!"

• Mo keeps a secret garden and kitchen to grow and cook vegetables. His parents disapprove and do not allow vegetables, insisting he eat only zombie foods. Mo tries to convince his parents to try vegetables. His parents want him to accept who he is: a zombie. Mo questions his identity as a zombie, since zombies don’t eat vegetables and he loves vegetables. Mo wonders how to make his parents understand his love of vegetables. Mo makes a tomato-and-vegetable soup and lies to his parents that it is traditional zombie cuisine. His hopes are crushed when his parents hate it. Mo reminds his parents that he likes other zombie things, just not the food. His parents finally accept that he’s different and that’s okay, and promise to start eating a few more vegetables for him.

• Unlike other zombies, Mo loves vegetables, though his parents disapprove and insist he eat only zombie foods. He attempts to change their minds by making a tomato-and-vegetable soup and then lying about what’s in it, but his parents hate it and are angry about the vegetables. Mo’s hopes for a veggie-filled future are crushed, but his parents accept that he likes different foods and agree to compromise.

• Mo keeps a secret vegetable garden and prepares and eats vegetables many different ways. His parents repeatedly insist that zombies do not eat vegetables and try to get Mo to eat zombie foods like fingers or brains. Mo is disgusted and continues to eat vegetables. He tries to get his parents to like vegetables too, and dreams of a future in which his whole family eats vegetables for every meal. But his parents hate the soup, though they do finally accept him as he is.

• Mo wants his parents to like vegetables, but they are zombies. They work together to find a compromise.

Which sentence describes a difference in point of view that helps create a moment of suspense in the story?

• “I made something for you to try, too. It’s called Blood Bile Bisque.”

• Moe’s mom and dad did not love vegetables – not one bit.

• “Ready to chase some humans in the marathon next week, mijo?”

• He was a zombie, a Romero. He just liked to eat vegetables

Which statement best reflects a theme of the story?

• Zombies don't all have to be the same

• It's okay to express your differences

• Vegetables are a healthier choice

• Persistence pays off in the end

BONUS QUESTION

Mo's name is an allusion. What does that mean?

• It is a reference to something else

• His first and last names rhyme

• It is not a real name

• Both names begin with the same letter

Which evidence from the passage most suggests that the sock was thrown away?

• “The sock was fished out of a landfill during the 1913-14 excavation of the Egyptian city of Antinoopolis.”

• “Nor is much known about its matching partner, which probably was lost to time.”

• “While previous research had pinpointed its age, not much else was known about the sock.”

• “As it happens, socks are believed to have been used by humans since the Stone Age, many thousands of years ago.”

How does the author develop the idea that the sock offers interesting historical information?

• By describing the dyes and patterns used in the sock

• By stating that the sock came from an ancient Egyptian landfill

• By explaining how the economy shaped what materials were available

• By saying scientists and archaeologists want to study it

"Studying ancient clothing can tell us a lot about those times" is a central idea in this article.

• True

• False

"The ancient Egyptians had surprisingly sophisticated socks" is a central idea in this article.

• True

• False