Joy Luck Club

Which of the following did they NOT bring to the festival?

• a small stove

• cotton stack of mooncakes

• rice and ham

• meats and vegetables

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

According to the text, the rickshaw is pulled by:

• the nannies

• horses

• servants

• naughty kids

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the best inference for the meaning of “Number Two and Number Three” in line 28?

• warnings for being bad

• siblings of the child

• number of boats

• number of nannies

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

This excerpt is told from first person point of view meaning…

• somebody else is telling the story

• narrator is telling the story

• an all knowing narrator is telling the story

• more than one person is telling the story

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which best describes the setting of the excerpt?

• Tai Lake, China

• a rickshaw

• floating teahouse on an open air pavillion

• the hottest part of the day

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following would be an accurate tone associated with line 35?

• sad

• enthusiastic

• scared

• content

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which piece of evidence below demonstrates that the day was a special occasion?

• "Our entire family was standing outside, chatting excitedly"

• "Everybody was dressed in important looking clothes"

• "Mam had on a jacket and a skirt with colors that were the reverse of mine"

• "The servants had already packed and loaded the rickshaw"

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What happened first in the story?

• The family rode together to the lake

• the family arrived at a boat

• everyone began eating shrimp

• The family took a nap

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which of the following does not involved the Chinese culture?

• "But the excitement son waned, and the afternoon, seemed to pass like any other at home"

• "My older brother had on a blue jacket embroidered with shapes resembling Buddah scepters for a long life"

• "...the day's basic provisions: a woven hamper filled with zong-zi- the sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaves"

• "Then everybody climbed into the rickshaws, the younger children sitting next to their amahs"

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Fill in the blanks with the best pair of choices for this sentence: The narrator shares this memory of ___________ to give readers _______________

• a day with her nursemaid; a picture of how Chinese children are raised

• a day on the lake with her family; a snapshot of Chinese culture

• a terrible family vacation; a sense of how terrible her childhood was

• a day on Tai Lake; an example of how to spend time together with family

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1