Raymond's Run Assessment
Authored by Shannon White
English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz thoroughly examines Toni Cade Bambara's short story "Raymond's Run" and targets 8th-grade students' literary analysis skills. The assessment evaluates students' understanding of central literary elements including theme identification, character development, point of view, conflict types, plot structure, setting, and inference skills. Students must demonstrate higher-order thinking by analyzing how Squeaky's first-person narration shapes the reader's understanding of her character transformation, identifying textual evidence that supports thematic conclusions, and recognizing the story's exploration of personal growth, sibling relationships, and competitive dynamics. The questions require students to distinguish between internal and external conflicts, understand how character interactions reveal personality traits, and trace the protagonist's emotional journey from self-centered competitiveness to a more mature perspective on helping others. Students need strong reading comprehension skills, the ability to analyze literary devices, and experience with character analysis to successfully navigate these complex interpretive tasks. Created by Shannon White, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 8. This assessment serves as an excellent tool for measuring student comprehension after reading this beloved short story, functioning effectively as a summative assessment, review activity, or homework assignment following classroom discussion and analysis. Teachers can use this quiz to evaluate students' mastery of key literary concepts while reinforcing critical thinking skills through text-dependent questions that require students to support their answers with evidence from the story. The assessment aligns with Common Core standards RL.8.2 for determining theme and analyzing its development, RL.8.3 for analyzing character development and interactions, RL.8.6 for analyzing point of view's impact on meaning, and RL.8.1 for citing textual evidence to support analysis. This quiz provides valuable formative assessment data to help teachers identify which students need additional support with literary analysis skills and which concepts may require reteaching before moving to more complex texts.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 12 pts
Which statement best expresses the major theme of the story?
It's necessary to be physically and mentally strong to succeed in sports.
Sharing an important part of your life with someone else can make your closer.
Sometimes helping others can offer a greater sense of an accomplishment than winning.
Girls are encouraged to compete with each other instead of being friends.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 12 pts
Which detail from the text best supports the theme of the text?
"I stay up all night studying the words for the spelling bee. And you can see me any time of day practicing running."
"'I don't think you're going to win this time,' says Rosie, trying to signify with her hands on her hips all salty"
"And on the other side of the fence is Raymond with his arms down to his side and the palms tucked up behind him, running in his very own style"
"And I'm smiling to beat the band cause if I've lost this race, or if me and Gretchen tied, or even if I've won, I can always retire as a runner and begin a whole new career as a coach with Raymond as my champion."
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 12 pts
What does the use of Squeaky's Point of View (POV) allow the author to emphasize?
The author emphasizes Squeaky's point of view by comparing her thoughts and emotions to what her family thinks about her.
The author emphasizes Squeaky's point of view by showing how she is affected by conversations with her best friends.
The author develops Squeaky's point of view by describing her early childhood to show how she developed her love of running.
The author develops Squeaky's point of view by emphasizing her thoughts and feelings about herself and the people around her.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 12 pts
Read the paragraph below.
“I always win cause I’m the best,” I say straight at Gretchen who is, as far as I’m concerned, the only one talking in this ventriloquist-dummy routine. Gretchen smiles, but it’s not a smile, and I’m thinking that girls never really smile at each other because they don’t know how and don’t want to know how and there’s probably no one to teach us how, cause grown-up girls don’t know either. Then they all look at Raymond who has just brought his mule team to a standstill. And they’re about to see what trouble they can get into through him."
The dialogue between Squeaky and Gretchen indicates:
that Squeaky is confident in her running ability and isn't afraid to stand up for herself.
how Squeaky uses insults to weaken her competition and win races.
that Squeaky is nervous about running against Gretchen and might lose the race.
that Squeaky is actually afraid of Gretchen and is trying not to let it show.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 12 pts
How does seeing Raymond run impact Squeaky?
It reminds her that running is supposed to be fun.
It helps her see beyond her desire to win.
It makes her realize that he's not so different from her.
It further pushes her to be the best runner she can be.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 12 pts
"Raymond's Run" contains all of the following types of conflicts except:
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Society
Man vs Self
Man vs. Technology
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 12 pts
After Squeaky and Gretchen compete to win the May Day race, the announcers hesitate in calling out the winners. What part of the plot does this describe?
Climax
Rising Action
Resolution
Exposition
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
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