ELA2Spring2017

READ the excerpt from "The Man who Knew Too Much" by G.K. Chesterton first.

Which evidence supports the idea that Micheal O'Neill is very clever?

• "The name is that Michael O'Neill, popularly called Prince Michael, partly because he claimed descent from ancient Fenian princes, and partly because he was credited with a plan to make himself prince president of Ireland, as the last Napoleon did of France." (para 1)

• "In the latter he seldom went beyond the sensational - pasting up seditious placards, tearing down official placards, making flamboyant speeches, or unfurling forbidden flags." (para 10

• "On a cloudless summer morning he had come down a country road white wiht duts, and pausing outside a farmhouse, had told the farmer's daughter, with elegant indifference, that the local police were in pursuit of him." (para 1)

• "She did not analyze the audacious trick by which the man had turned to his advantage the subtle effects of the expected and obvious; she was still under the cloud fo more individual complexities, and she noticed most of all that the vanishing scarecrow did not even turn to look at the farm." (para 1)

Answer explanation

This sentence explains how Michael O'Neill uses an obvious object, the scarecrow, in order to hide himself in plain sight, thus demonstrating how he is clever.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Part A

In the paragraph 2, the author describes the farmyard as being normal with everything in place. What effect does this description have on the passage?

• It creates a sense of peace.

• It creates a sense of gloom.

• It creates a sense of victory.

• It creates a sense of mystery.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Part B

Select the phrase that foreshadows what the farmer's daughter discovers about Michael at the end of paragraph 2.

"The kitchen garden was inclosed by a very low wall, and the cornfield beyond lay aslant like a square patch o the great green hill which he could still have been seen even as a dot in the distance. Everything stood solid in its familiar place; the apple tree was too small to support or hide a climber; the only shed stood open and obviously empty; there was no sound save the droning of summer flies and the occasional flutter of a bird unfamiliar enough to be surprised by the scarecrow in the field; there was scarcely a shadow save a few blue lines that fell from the thin tree; every detail was picked out by the brilliant day light as if in a microscope." (para 2)

• the cornfield beyond lay aslant like a square patch o the great green hill which he could still have been seen even as a dot in the distance

• the apple tree was too small to support or hide a climber

• Everything stood solid in its familiar place

• the occasional flutter of a bird unfamiliar enough to be surprised by the scarecrow in the field

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Read the sentence from the passage.

"His most famous feats of escape, however, were due to his dexterity and not to violence." (para1)

Which two actions demonstrate Michael O'Neill's dexterity?

• He leads the police to a farm.

• He hides from the police in a well.

• He disguises himself as a scarecrow.

• He asks Mary to help him out of the well.

• He persuades Bridget to let him hide on the farm.

Answer explanation

Rationale for second options: O'Neill is able to hid from the police in a well because he is dexterous.

Rationale for third options: O'Neill is able to hide from the police as a scarecrow because he is dexterous.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Read the sentence from the passage.

"This girl's name was Bridget Royce, a somber and even sullen type of beauty, and she looked at him darkly, as if in doubt, and said, 'Do you want me to hide you?'" (para 1)

What does the word somber suggest?

• She is a helpful person.

• She is a serious person.

• She is an agreeable person.

• She is an indecisive person.

Answer explanation

The word "somber suggests that Bridget is a serious type of person and is unlikely to participate in anything ridiculous. This is clued by the use of "Sullen, and even "darkly" and "in doubt".

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Select three details that reveal Michael O'Neill is arrogant.

"on a cloudless summer morning he had come down a country road white with dust, and, pausing outside a farmhouse, had told the farmers daughter, with elegant indifference, that the local police were in pursuit of him. The girl's name was Bridget Royce, a somber and even sullen type of beauty, and she looked at him darkly, as if in doubt, and said, 'Do you want me to hide you?' Upon which he only laughed, leaped lightly over the stone wall, and strode toward the farm, merely throwing over his shoulder the remark, 'thank you, I generally been quite capable of hiding myself.' In which proceeding he acted with a tragic ignorance of the nature of women; and there fell on his path in sunshine that was a shadow of doom." (para 1)

• "had told the farmer's daughter, with elegant indifference, that the local police were in pursuit of him."

• "Upon which he only laughed, leaped lightly over the stone wall, and strode toward the farm

• "merely throwing over his should the remark, 'Thank you, I have generally been quite capable fo hiding myself."

• In which proceeding he acted with a tragic ignorance of the nature of women; and there fell on his path in sunshine that was a shadow of doom."

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the author's point of view about Michael O'Neill?

• He is unusual and crafty.

• He is stubborn and foolish.

• He is angry and dangerous.

• He is reliable and thoughtful.

Answer explanation

The author suggests that O'Neill is legendary because he is famous for an unusual reason - he is good appearing when he is not wanted, and disappearing when he is wanted. Also, the ways in which he disappears are described as being very crafty and clever.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Read this sentence form the passage.

"He was undoubtedly a gentleman of honorable pedigree and many accomplishments, but two of his accomplishments emerged from all the rest." (para 1)

What does the phrase undoubtedly a gentleman of honorable pedigree suggest about Michael O'Neill?

• He acts confidently.

• He is a trustworthy person.

• He has refined social behaviors.

• He comes from a respected family.

Answer explanation

Suggesting that he is a gentleman of "honorable pedigree' means that he comes from well-respected family. The author mentions this a counterpoint to the events he then describes.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Part A

How does Bridget's disposition change after her first interaction with Micael O'Neill in para 1?

• She becomes irritated with him.

• She becomes suspicious of him.

• She becomes worried for his safety.

• She become comfortable in his presence.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Part B

Which two details from the passage support the answer in Part A?

"While he disappeared through the farmhouse the girl remained for few moments looking up the road, and two perspiring policemen came plowing up to the door where she stood. Though still angry, she was still silent, and a quarter of an hour later the officers had searched the house and were already inspecting the kitchen garden and cornfield behind it. In the ugly reaction of her mood she might have been tempted even to point out the fugitive, but for a small difficulty that she had no more notion than a policemen had of where he could possibly have gone."

• but for a small difficulty that she had no more notion than a policemen had of where he could possibly have gone."

• the girl remained for few moments looking up the road,

• In the ugly reaction of her mood she might have been tempted even to point out the fugitive

• Though still angry, she was still silent

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2