DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT/ REMEMBER

In “Do not go gentle into that good night,” what does the speaker

say old age should do?

• dance and celebrate

• grieve and mourn

• accept and resign

• burn and rave

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

In “Do not go gentle into that good night,” which are groups of

people the speaker names and tells about? Choose two options.

• good men

• bad men

• wild men

• rich men

• strong men

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

In “Remember,” what does the speaker ask her beloved to do?

• remember the speaker after she dies

• appreciate the speaker’s reasons for leaving

• picture the sadness the speaker’s friends will feel when she grows ill

• pity the speaker for the hardships she will undergo when her beloved dies

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

If somebody has to make a decision of grave importance, then

which of the following must be true?

• The decision must be made as soon as possible.

• The decision has serious consequences.

• The decision involves many people.

• The decision cannot be reversed.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which of the following situations could best be used to illustrate the

meaning of grieve?

• a child who is sad that her pet dog has run away

• a chef who is angry because he has burned a meal

• a scientist who is disappointed at the results of her experiment

• a professor who is upset that his students are not paying attention

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part

B.

Part A What change occurs in these lines of “Do not go gentle into that

good night”?

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight

Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,

Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.

Do not go gentle into that good night.

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

• The speaker shifts to addressing a specific person.

• The speaker changes his attitude toward facing death.

• The speaker worries about his own approaching death.

• The speaker begins to feel better about his own future.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

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CCSS.RL.8.5

Part B What is the effect of this change on the poem?

• It makes the poem more hopeful.

• It makes the poem more personal.

• It makes the poem more universal.

• It makes the poem more pessimistic.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

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CCSS.RL.8.5

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then

Part B.

Part A How does the speaker in “Do not go gentle into that good night”

think people should face death?

• by refusing to admit the possibility of death

• by gracefully accepting the end of life

• by planning carefully for an uncertain future

• by fighting for life until the last moment

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

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CCSS.RL.8.4

Which phrase from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?

• rage against the dying of the light

• their words had forked no lightning

• danced in a green bay

• caught and sang the sun in flight

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

Read lines 4–6 of “Do not go gentle into that good night.”

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,

Because their words had forked no lightning they

Do not go gentle into that good night.

Which is the best restatement of the meaning of these lines?

• Wise men understand that darkness will overwhelm the world and that their words cannot stop its destructive effects. For this reason, they counsel acceptance of death.

• Wise men understand that darkness will overwhelm the world and that their words cannot stop its destructive effects. However, this realization leads them to warn against the rejection of learning.

• At the end of their lives, wise men know that their words have failed to illuminate the truth and that ignorance and untruth have won. However, this failure makes them want to continue their struggle even more, refusing to accept death.

• At the end of their lives, wise men know that their words have failed to illuminate the truth and that ignorance and untruth have won. As a result, they dream of destroying the world once and for all, bringing a violent end to the false promise of day.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.5