Paired Passage Questions

What statement do BOTH of these pieces of text evidence support? (look at the image of the question)

• The people of Pompeii were unconcerned leading up to the events.

• Attempts to escape Pompeii were very stressful for the people.

• The ash killed many people in Pompeii.

• People that lived in Pompeii were slow runners.

Answer explanation

The words "overwhelmed" and "must run" show that it was stressful trying to leave the city

Read this sentence from "Dog of Pompeii.":

"He could feel it was black--an unnatural blackness."

Which sentence from A Survivor's letter shows the same message?

• "You could hear shrieks of women, the crying of children...."

• "darkness overspreads us, not like that of a moonless or cloudy night, but of a room when it is shut up, and a lamp is put out...."

• "Many lifting their hands to the gods"

• "The greater part imagining that there were no gods left."

Answer explanation

"unnatural blackness" - shows that the ash from the volcano had made the sky super dark. This is similar in "In Search of Pompeii" when it says that it was a moonless night - meaning it's super dark outside.

How does the map in "In Search of Pompeii" increase your understanding of lines 48-89 in "Dog of Pompeii"? (go look at lines 48-89 in Dog of Pompeii - think about what is happening)

• By describing every setting mentioned

• By showing the location of different locations described in Dog of Pompeii

• By explaining the excavation sites' locations

• By showing where the gladiator barracks were located

Which statement from "Survivor's Letter" conveys the same message as the quote below from Dog of Pompeii?

"It was the end of the world--- or so it seemed"

•  "Ashes now fall upon us, though as yet not in great quantity."

• "Many lifting their hands to the gods"

• "Gross darkness pressed upon our rear"

•  "The greater part imagining that there were no gods left and that the last eternal night had come upon the world."

Answer explanation

"the end of the world" is similar to "eternal night" Eternal means forever