Klara and the Sun Part 1
Authored by Alexandra Watkins-Dawson
English
7th - 9th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz assesses student comprehension of Part 1 of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel "Klara and the Sun," focusing on character analysis, plot details, and thematic understanding. Designed for grades 7-9, the questions require students to demonstrate literal comprehension skills, recall specific details, and understand character relationships and motivations within this science fiction narrative. Students need to track multiple characters including Klara (an Artificial Friend), Josie (her human companion), Rosa (another AF), and various supporting characters, while understanding the unique perspective of an artificial being observing human behavior. The quiz emphasizes Klara's distinctive worldview, particularly her relationship with the sun as a source of nourishment, her observational abilities, and her interactions in both the store environment and Josie's home. Students must understand key concepts such as the hierarchy among AFs, the social dynamics between artificial and human characters, and the symbolic significance of environmental elements like pollution and natural light. Created by Alexandra Watkins-Dawson, an English teacher in Australia who teaches grades 7 and 9. This comprehensive assessment serves as an excellent tool for checking student engagement with the text and can be effectively used as a formative assessment after students complete the first section of the novel. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a reading comprehension check, homework assignment, or review activity before moving to Part 2 of the text. The detailed questions support classroom discussions about character development, narrative perspective, and thematic elements while ensuring students have grasped essential plot points necessary for understanding the remainder of the novel. This quiz aligns with standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.3 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3, which focus on analyzing character interactions and their impact on plot development, as well as CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1, which require students to cite textual evidence to support analysis of literary texts.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What does Boy AF Rex call Klara in Part I?
Unintelligent
Suspicious
Caring
Greedy
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What does Manager tell the AFs they represent in the store window?
Technological advancement
The store
Anger
Honour
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Who does Rosa take her turn in the most desirable spot in the store with?
Jennifer
Jane
Josie
Rosa
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What does Klara believe is the source of all her "nourishment"?
The sun
The moon
The stars
The ocean
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.1
CCSS.W.7.9A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What does Klara see between two taxi drivers that Rosa totally misses?
The drivers kissing
The drivers sharing food
An fight between the drivers
An accident
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What does Josie's mother ask Klara to do before she purchases Klara?
Fix Josie's hair.
Go to sleep.
Talk like Josie.
Walk like Josie.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What does Manager scold Klara for?
Not acting properly in front of a prospective client.
Sleeping.
Kissing another AF.
Fighting with another AF.
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.4
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