The Dinner Party

"The Dinner Party" is set in...

• England

• America

• Ireland

• India

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Who started the discussion in the beginning?

• A colonel and a young girl

• The hosts

• The colonial official and he wife

• The American naturalist

The colonel believed that, in a crisis, a woman would –

• always panic
• remain quite calm
• show more control than a man

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the initiating event for this story?

• the Indian boy placing milk on the veranda

• the guests screaming as the veranda doors close

• the change in expression on the face of the hostess

• the American's challenge for the guests to keep still

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Mrs. Wynnes knew that a cobra was in the room because she...

• felt it on her foot

• noticed it crawled under the table

• saw it in the rafters

• saw a servant faint

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The American didn't warn the guests about the cobra because he...

• was too frightened to say anything

• didn't know it was there

• feared that any noise or movement would cause the cobra to strike

• wasn't sure hat a cobra was actually in the room

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The cobra came out because it was...

• awakened by the sound of the American counting

• attracted to the milk

• frightened by the guests

• looking for its next victim

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What happened last in the plot of the story?

• the cobra moved toward the veranda doors

• The American began to count to three hundred

• a young girl argued with a colonel

• the colonel shot the cobra

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which sentence best characterizes Mrs. Wynnes?

• She talked a lot, but never listened

• She was easily frightened

• She was a poor hostess

• She was calm and courageous

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the main conflict in "The Dinner Party"?

• the Colonel arguing with the other guests

• the American not liking the hostess

• the cobra being let loose at the party

• the servants finding the cobra

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4