Unit 2.18 Study Guide

Read these lines from the poem “The Golden Cat” by Oliver Herford.

Great is the Golden Cat who treads The Blue Roof Garden o’er our heads,

What is the meaning of the imagery in these lines?

• The sun passes across the blue of the sky.  

• The roof over the garden is blue like the sky.

• The cat climbs high to be above the humans.

• The yellow cat is in contrast to the blue background.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

Read these lines from the poem “The Cat and the Moon” by William Butler Yeats.

Does Minnaloushe know that his pupils

Will pass from change to change,

And that from round to crescent,

From crescent to round they range?

What is the meaning of the imagery in these lines?

• The cat’s eyes change just as the moon does.

• The cat’s afraid of the glare of the moon.

• The brightly shining moon blinds the cat.

• The moon affects the behavior of the cat.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Read these lines from the poem "The Black Snake" by Patricia Hubbell.

Black snake! Black snake!

Curving down the lawn,

Glides like a wave

With its silver gone.

What is the meaning of the imagery in these lines?

• The snake is a creature of the water.

• The snake is trying to find its way back to the ocean.

• The snake moves as seamlessly and effortlessly as the ocean.

• The snake is as elusive and unpredictable as catching a fish.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

Read these lines from "The Black Snake" by Patricia Hubbell.

Black snake! Black snake! Curling on the ground, Rolled like a rubber tire, Ribbed and round.

Which choice best describes the meaning of the simile "rolled like a rubber tire"?

• It describes the snake's color and texture.

• It explains that the snake is rolling over and over.

• The simile shows the snake is laying on a tire.

• The simile describe the snake's movements.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Read these lines from “A Narrow Fellow in the Grass” by Emily Dickinson.

A narrow Fellow in the Grass Occasionally rides— You may have met Him—did you not His notice sudden is— The Grass divides as with a Comb—

Which choice best expresses the meaning of the simile "The Grass divides as with a Comb—"?

• The boy drops his comb in the grass next to the snake.

• The snake parts the grass the way people part their hair.

• The parting of the grass warns the boy the snake is coming.

• The snake slithers on top of the grass.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Read the excerpt from "Zlateh the Goat" by Isaac Bashevis Singer.

Aaron did not want to admit the danger, but he knew just the same that if they did not find shelter they would freeze to death. This was no ordinary storm. It was a mighty blizzard.

Which words in the excerpt create a tone of concern?

• admit, knew, ordinary

• danger, freeze, death

• mighty, find, same

• they, blizzard, shelter

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read the excerpt from "Zlateh the Goat" by Isaac Bashevis Singer.

For three days Aaron and Zlateh stayed in the haystack. Aaron had always loved Zlateh, but in these three days he loved her more and more. She fed him with her milk and helped him keep warm. She comforted him with her patience.

Which words create a loving tone?

• stayed, days, comforted

• fed, helped, comforted

• milk, three, helped

• keep, warm, patience

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read the excerpt from "Stray" by Cynthia Rylant.

Doris was sitting alone in the living room, hugging a pillow and rocking back and forth on the edge of a chair. She was trying not to cry but she was not strong enough. Her face was wet and red, her eyes full of distress.

Which words in the excerpt create a tone of despair?

• rocking, chair, face

• alone, cry, distress

• alone, hugging, rocking

• sitting, wet, eyes

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

How does Mr. Lacey's visit to the kennel move the plot forward in "Stray"?

• He decides that Doris can go to the kennel and visit the dog every week until it is adopted.

• He decides that Doris can keep the dog because the kennel would be an unsafe place for her.

• He decides that the dog can live with them even though the kennel would be a good place for it to stay.

• He decides that he should leave the dog to an unknown fate at the kennel.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Read the excerpt from "Stray."

But on Saturday, nine days after the dog had arrived, the sun was shining and the roads were plowed. Mr. Lacey opened up the trunk of his car and came into the house.

How does the change in weather move the plot forward?

• It allows Mr. Lacey to bring the dog to the pound.

• It allows Doris and the dog to continue their relationship outdoors.

• It allows Doris the opportunity to decide if she will keep the dog.

• It allows Mr. Lacey to go back to work at the warehouse.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3