The Librarian of Basra

Who is the main character in this text?

• Alia Muhammed Baker

• Anis Muhammed

• Muhammed

• the governor

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

What is the setting of this story?

• Alia Muhammed Baker

• Basra, Iraq

• Afghanistan

• The United States

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

What kind of land does the setting have?

• mountains

• plains

• desert

• swamp

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

What evidence from the text tells you the kind of land in the setting?

• "a port city"

• "sand-swept"

• "country"

• "the librarian of Basra"

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

When the people gather at the librry now, what do they talk about?

• matters of the world

• matters of the spirit

• war

• matters into her own hands

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Which book in the library is 700 years old?

• books in every language

• new books

• ancient books

• a biography of Muhammed

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Based on the text, what do we know about Anis?

• He owns a restaurant on the other side of the library wall.

• He works through the night to help Alia save the books.

• HIs last name is Muhammed

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RF.3.4C

Why does the author put the following quote in italics? "They do not know that the whole library is in my restaurant, thinks Anis"

• They are Anis's thoughts.

• They are Alia's thoughts,

• They are the soldier's thoughts.

• It is something Anis says to the soldier.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What happens when they come to Anis's restaurant?

• They search inside.

• They find the books.

• Anis hides from the soldiers.

• The soldiers leave without searching insie.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

As the story ends, how do we know that the fighting is over in Basra?

• "At last"

• "the beast of the war moves on"

• "Alia knows that if the books are to be safe"

• "they must be moved again".

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9