Dirk the Protector

Which point of view is Dirk the Protector written in?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Which point of view is this written in?

“Because I was from ‘the wrong side of the tracks' I didn’t think I could go to the authorities.”

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.6

Which of the following was the effect of Paulsen staying out late selling newspapers?

• He made enough money to buy the dog Dirk.

• He was on the street with the gangs, who attacked him. 

• He looked all over for odd jobs, but the good ones were all taken.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which cause has more than one effect in this memoir?

• There was drinking at Paulsen’s home. 

• Paulsen hunted and fished in the woods.

• Paulsen was able to buy the clothes he needed.

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CCSS.RI.7.3

What caused Paulsen to leave Dirk on the farm? 

• He did not need the dog anymore.

• He knew that Dirk was happy on the farm.

• He and Dirk were not getting along well. 

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CCSS.RL.7.1

Based on the events in this memoir, readers can conclude that Paulsen is 

• very  scared of animals

• lonely

• determined and street-smart

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.W.7.9A

What does conventional  mean?

• traditional

• wealthy

• popular

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

A puny child is 

• smart

• strong

• weak

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RL.7.4

A decoy is used to

•  relieve a major illness or injury

• distract others in a different direction

• demand payment for a large debt

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

 If you are at an impasse, you are

• at a bridge

• on a vacation

•  in a deadlock or standstill

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

CCSS.RI.7.4