Part#1 The Mighty Miss Malone

1.

Which literary element is MOSTLY used to show the interaction between Deza and her math teacher, Mrs. Scott?

• Mrs. Scott’s inner thoughts

• Deza’s inner thoughts

• Mrs. Scott’s actions

• Deza's actions

2.

What does the interaction between Deza and Loretta reveal about the characters?

• A. 

  The interaction demonstrates Loretta’s jealousy of Deza’s good grade.

• The interaction demonstrates Deza’s frustration with her grade.

• The interaction highlights Loretta's familiarity with the prejudice of the school.

• The interaction highlights Deza’s immaturity towards social issues.

How does the interaction between Deza and Mr. Smith affect the plot?

• Mr. Smith’s grading of Deza’s essay surprises her, then makes her determined to work harder.

• Mr. Smith’s grading of Deza’s essay saddens her, then makes her determined to overcome his prejudice.

• Deza is encouraged when Mr. Smith wrote “Good for you” on her essay.

• Deza is enraged when Mr. Smith wrote “Good for you” on her essay.

PART A:

What is the overall theme of The Mighty Miss Malone?

• Lessons from the past can be used to help you educate others.  

• There is no reason to worry about the future if you have friends in your life.  

• There is no reason to worry about the future if you can’t fix society’s prejudice. 

• Lessons from the past can be used to help you overcome obstacles in the present. 

PART B: 

Which detail BEST conveys the theme of The Mighty Miss Malone?

• Maybe Mrs. Scott was seeing if I was ready for harder work. I finished in no time. She looked them over. “Hmm, perfect again, but next time you must make sure to show all your work. You’re dismissed.” (paragraph 2)

• Instead of bawling, I looked at Mr. Smith’s back and said to myself, “OK, buster, I’m going to make sure my next essay is the best thing I’ve ever written…” (paragraph 3)

• I’d followed all of Mrs. Needham’s advice. I’d written it at the Flint Public Library and was very careful not to use the dictionary or the thesaurus too much.  (paragraph 3)

• “All these teachers up here at Whittier’s prejudice. Katherine Williams was the smartest colored girl in the school and all she use to get was a C. You must be a genius to get a C plus!” (paragraph 4)

What is the advantage of the excerpt being written from a first person point of view?

• It gives the reader insight into Deza's thoughts and feelings.

• It gives the reader insight into all of the characters’ thoughts and feelings.

• It proves the narrator is unreliable. 

• It proves the narrator is biased.

Read the excerpt below from paragraph 3.

Instead of bawling, I looked at Mr. Smith’s back and said to myself, “OK, buster, I’m going to make sure my next essay is the best thing I’ve ever written. You won’t have any choice but to give me my A plus.”

 

Which of the following phrases helps the reader determine the meaning of the word bawling?

• He’d written, “Good for you!” and put a giant C+ with three exclamation points. I turned the paper back over. (paragraph 4)

• One sign that I had toughened up was that instead of crying I thought of a little joke that Jimmie said he did whenever he didn’t like his grade. (paragraph 4)

• I turned the paper back over and smiled. (paragraph 4)

• “OK, buster, I’m going to make sure my next essay is the best thing I’ve ever written.” (paragraph 4)