Bird/Ode to Teachers Quiz

In “Bird,” which of the following changes does the narrator describe happening? Choose all that apply.

• a.

  She grows a beak.

• b.

  Her legs grow shorter.

• c.

  Her bones grow thinner.

• d.

  She breaks out of an egg.

• e.

  Her room becomes a nest.

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What happens as the narrator prepares for her transformation in “Bird”?

• a.

  She sings a bird song in her mother’s voice.

• b.

  A variety of birds gather outside her window.

• c.

  She wonders what it would be like to be a bird.

• d.

  She is carried out her window by a group of birds.

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Which word best describes the narrator of “Ode to Teachers”?

• a.

  shy

• b.

  eager

• c.

  scattered

• d.

  determined

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In “Ode to Teachers,” what most helps build the narrator’s confidence?

• a.

  the way the teacher speaks to the class

• b.

  the grades the teacher gives the narrator

• c.

  the encouraging words the teacher writes

• d.

  the narrator’s practice of giving the teacher gifts

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How must something that has calcified feel?

• a.

  soft

• b.

  hard

• c.

  sharp

• d.

  smooth

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If someone were to ask you a thorny question, what must be true?

• a.

  It will not be easy to answer.

• b.

  It will have a surprising answer.

• c.

  It will be about your personal life.

• d.

  It will have more than one right answer.

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Which of the following might cause someone or something to become battered?

• a.

  a hot sun

• b.

  a big meal

• c.

  a long walk

• d.

  a rough storm

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The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.

Part A: What does the flight of the narrator in “Bird” most likely symbolize?

• a.

  growing up

• b.

  achieving a goal

• c.

  learning a new skill

• d.

  escaping from a problem

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Part B Which quotation from “Bird” best supports the answer to Part A?

• a.

  When I became a bird, Lord, nothing could not stop me.

• b.

  So I left girlhood behind me like a blue egg

• c.

  I saw my grandmother waving up from her fode

• d.

  I raised my throat to the wind

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The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.

Part A Which statement is an important message of “Ode to Teachers”?

• a.

  Speaking up in class is the best way to learn.

• b.

  The best teachers are often the most demanding.

• c.

  The students who speak less often learn the most.

• d.

  Great teachers can have an impact on a person that lasts for life.

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