Charles by Shirley Jackson

From what point-of-view is "Charles" written in?

• Third person limited

• First person from mom's perspective

• First person from Charles' perspective

• Third person omniscient

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What elements make up the exposition of a story?

• Setting and characters

• Setting and conflict

• Characters and conflict

• Conflict and rising action

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which lines from the story best support the inference that Laurie’s character is changing after his first day of kindergarten?

• “At lunch he spoke insolently to his father, spilled his baby sister’s milk, and remarked that his teacher said we were not to take the name of the Lord in vain.”

• “ ‘How was school today? I asked, elaborately causual.’ ”

• ‘The teacher spanked a boy, though,’ Laurie said, addressing his bread and butter.”

• “ ‘I didn’t learn nothing,’ he said.”

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is a synonym for the word "matronly"

• Kind

• Calm

• Generous

• Motherly

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following sentences best foreshadows that Laurie and Charles might be the same person?

•  “Laurie shrugged elaborately.  ‘Throw him out of school, I guess,’ he said.”

•  “ ‘Charles was so fresh to the teacher’s friend he wasn’t let do exercises.’ ”

• “ ‘Charles yelled so in school they sent a boy in from first grade to tell the teacher she had to make Charles keep quiet, and so Charles had to stay after school.  And so all the children stayed to watch him.’ ”

• “Friday Charles was deprived of blackboard privileges because he threw chalk.”

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which best describes how Laurie acts at home?

• Disrespectful

• Sarcastic

• Well-behaved

• Silly

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does Laurie's mother respond to meeting his teacher?

• She is scared because she doesn't want to get in trouble

• She is excited because she loves school

• She is anxious because she knows Laurie is in trouble

• She is anxious because she wants to ask about Charles

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In which sentence is the underlined vocabulary word used incorrectly?

• The crowd was raucous until the musicians began to perform.

• The kids waited their turns to try the ropes course simultaneously.

• The teacher's matronly face made her students want to behave.

• The student spoke insolently to the principal and was promptly put in lunch detention.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does the word "institution" mean as it is used in "Charles?"

• a public university

• a facility which takes care of people, usually for a long time

• an established organization

• a custom accepted and used by many people

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

How does the author use point of view to create irony in the story?

• The narrator never gives any hints that Laurie behaves badly.

• The narrator does not know the truth about Charles until the end.

• The author tells many different characters' thoughts and feelings

• Laurie is so mischievous that he tricks the reader

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3