New Read Assessment

What does Paul's change in wardrobe, from his uniform to civilian clothes, show?

• It shows his comfort with his hometown

• It shows his physical growth as a man on the front lines

• It shows his sense of disconnect from his old life

• It shows his irritation with the people in his hometown

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does Paul react to his father's questions about the war?

• He is annoyed that his father wants to know about his friends on the front

• He is irritated that his father wants to know if he has been to visit other women

• He is upset that his father wants to know if he has been injured

• He is angry that his father wants him to discuss the horrors of the front

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

Why does Paul enjoy sitting in the beer garden at home?

• He enjoys it because of the scenery

• He enjoys it because he can get drunk

• He enjoys it because it is quiet

• He enjoys it because everyone enjoying themselves

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What do the incidents with the commandant and the German-master have in common?

• They are pleasant when they talk with Paul about the war

• They present attitudes about World War 1 that are different from Paul's

• They are mean to Paul because he is a young soldier

• They remind Paul of his father

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

What does Paul mean when he tells the people at home "this is really the only thing: just to sit quietly, like this" (168)?

• He means that he believes peace and safety are valuable

• He means that he believes strength, courage, and resourcefulness are valuable

• He means that he believes stability, kindness, and happiness are valuable

• He means that he believes family, friends, and country are valuable

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why does Paul "envy and despise" the men at home (169)?

• because they have boring peaceful lives

• because he does not enjoy sitting in the beer garden with them

• because they do not ask him about life on the front

• because they remind him of the life he has lost

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

While on leave, Paul is attracted to the regularity of life at home. However, though Paul is tempted by it, Paul says that “it repels me” (169). Repel is a verb that means “to drive away or force backwards; to refuse acceptance of.” Similarly, reject is a verb that means “to refuse to accept, grant entry to, acknowledge, or act upon.” Though these words are similar, there are slight differences in their meanings. Which sentence below best captures Paul’s feelings about leave and correctly uses repel and reject?

• Paul rejects invitations to visit his old friends because he finds that his war stories repel his companions

• The narrowness of a regular occupation repels Paul. He rejects the empty mindlessness of civilian life

• Office work rejects Paul, and he repels all aspects of civilian life

• Paul feels repelled by life in the trenches, and he rejects his return to the front

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7