Cherokee Family Reunion Quiz

Which of these stage directions best explains the children’s feelings toward one another?

• The kids gather onstage. DYLAn returns and gives JUSTIN the IPod. The White Kids Circle up. Bearmeats are unsure

• The Dance ends. Whites and Bearmeats can't get away from each other fast enough.

• JUSTIN hits the music the Chicken Dance"

• (Everyone cleans. TWODI and MORGAN toss a couple glares at each other. CHRISTOPHER and LIZZIE bump into each other on the porch. It’s instant chemistry.)

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Which of the following words best describes the tone of the excerpted scene?

• Solemn

• Gritty

• Irreverent

• Intense

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The following lines from the passage mainly show that ________.

LIZZIE. I’m a klutz. You’re totally cute. (Horrified.) I mean it was cute what you did with Aunt Nell. You’re not cute. I mean you are but—Hi.CHRISTOPHER. You’re cute too, roomie.LIZZIE. Roomie?CHRISTOPHER. We’re living together now, Brady Bunch style. LIZZIE. Yeah, right. Welcome to the family.

• Lizzie and Christopher have mutual romantic feelings.

• Lizzie and Christopher do not get along

• Lizzie is embarrased cause she called Christopher cute

• The Bearmeats and the White have a long history of living next to one another

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Which of these inferences about Aunt Nell is best supported by the line below?

AUNT NELL. We don’t know anything about these kids. They could be thieves. Hooligans. Hare Krishnas.

• Aunt Nell is not welcoming of the Whites

• B. Aunt Nell does not like Hare Krishnas.

• C. The Whites intimidate Aunt Nell.

• D. Aunt Nell is enjoying her time at the wedding.

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Which of the following inferences about John is best supported by the text?

• He is unsure about his marriage with Emma

• He is proud of his skills as a dancer

• He regrets inviting Aunt Nell to the wedding

• It is important to him that the two families get along.

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Which of these sentences from the passage best supports the correct answer to Question 5?

• It's the smooth ones you have watch

• B. “Twodi, Meli you are the grown-ups, act like it.”

• "You want your old dad happy, right?"

• Get my iPod

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Which of the following inferences about Emma’s children is best supported by the text?

• A. They are in the midst of a heated sibling rivalry.

• B. They are not thrilled to be moving to Cherokee.

• C. They are extremely eager to learn about the Bearmeats’ culture.

• D. They are only crashing the wedding.

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Which of these sentences from the text best supports the correct answer to Question 7?

• A. “Oh, you’re too cool for the ‘Chicken Dance’?”

• B. “Hey guys, this is a wedding right? What dance does EVERY wedding need?”

• C. “Christopher and I only got two years of high school, then we’re going back to civilization.”

• D. “Do you mean the Quail Dance?”

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(The kids awkwardly pair up to dance. Christopher and Lizzie spot each other and walk slowly together, its a movie moment. Suddenly AUNT NELL and AUNT POLLY pop up between them. Aunt Nell speaks right in front of CHRISTOPHER.)

• Stage Directions

• Dialogue

• Scene

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LIZZIE: What kind of dance is that?

Meli: Are you making fun of us?

• Stage Directions

• Dialogue

• Scene

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