A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner

Fill in the blank. I found an old dusty book in my attic. It looked very _______.

• acrid

• archaic

• virulent

• cabal

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Fill in the blank. The girl just loved flirting. Some would call her a _______.

• tableau

• virulent

• coquette

• cabal

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Fill in the blank. He smelled a _____ smell. Turns out they had rotten eggs in his fridge.

• acrid

• archaic

• virulent

• cabal

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The simile “like two small pieces of coal pressed into a lump of dough” is a comparison of

• the angry city officials

• Emily's favorite painting

• a dessert with raisins

• Miss Emily's face

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Fill in the blank.  Hundreds of workers formed a _______ to demonstrate their dissatisfaction.

• virulent

• tableau

• circumvent

• cabal

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Emily's house is considered to be an "eyesore among eyesores" because

• it is the most beautiful home in the town

• the townspeople want to burn it

• it is rotting away and has not been taken care of

• was newly painted

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which of the following best identifies the two major themes in "A Rose for Emily"?

• Tradition and Loyalty

• Betrayal and Revenge

• Heartbreak and New Love

• Death and Learning to Live Again

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

Choose the best word choice. They had to _____ the accident so they would not be late for dance practice.

• coquette

• cabal

• vindicate

• circumvent

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Which word fits best? Aubrey became sick because er house was ______ due to lack of cleaning”

• virulent

• archaic

• tableau

• acrid

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A scene from the Bible, history, or mythology, that consists of a group of people in costumes who do not speak or move.

• cabal

• acrid

• archaic

• tableau

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A