Time capsule found on the dead planet by Margaret Atwood

1. Which of the following best describes the theme of the poem? [RL.2]

• Money provides safety and a promise for a future full of progress.

• Nature will continue to grow despite human attempts to overpower and control it.

• Valuing money above everything else will lead to the destruction of all life.

• Destroying nature will force humans to leave Earth and seek help from other forms of life.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does the phrase, “It created feasts and famines, songs of joy, lamentations,” help to develop the meaning of the poem? (Stanza 4) [RL.4]

• It reveals how money could both give and ultimately destroy.

• It reveals that money made humans long for the past.

• It reveals that money was beneficial for both humans and nature. B. It reveals how money led to a variety of successes for humans.

• It reveals how money led to a variety of successes for humans.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

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Which best describes how the poet used structure to convey a message? [RL.5]

• By choosing to structure the poem as a letter to someone from another planet, the poet is able to shock the readers with the differences between the two planets.

• By choosing to structure the poem as a flashback to earlier times, the poet emphasizes the regret that humans felt over losing their money.

• By choosing to structure the poem by the ages, the poet conveys just how old the dead planet is.

• By choosing to structure the poem by the ages, the poet reveals how greed caused human values to fall apart over time.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which best describes the speaker’s tone in the poem’s conclusion? [RL.4]

• regretful

• hopeful

• uncertain

• passionate

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Atwood uses the ______to hint at the value people placed money and suggest the selfish actions that would result as a consequences of the desire for more of it.

• Author

• Speaker

• Character

• writer

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