
The Man Who Hated Trees
Authored by Mr. Spillman
English
8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In "The Man Who Hated Trees", what does "the man" do for a living?
He's a barber.
He's a lumberjack.
He's a tree expert.
He's a cafeteria manager.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which line(s) contain(s) a straight metaphor?
Line 25: "You lived for days with the buzz of his chainsaw."
Lines 29-30: "Two pecan trees that had taken half-a-century to rise now stood like Mohawk Indians, shorn."
Line 24: "That tree touches the rain gutter."
Line 14-15: "he wanted / to make those customers stumps."
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which line(s) contain(s) an allusion?
Line 25: "You lived for days with the buzz of his chainsaw."
Lines 29-30: "Two pecan trees that had taken half-a-century to rise now stood like Mohawk Indians, shorn."
Line 24: "That tree touches the rain gutter."
Line 14-15: "he wanted / to make those customers stumps."
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which line(s) contain(s) the best example of personification?
Lines 39-40: "What stories did he tell himself, this patriot of springtime,"
Line 25: "You lived for days with the buzz of his chainsaw."
Line 24: "He joked about running over cats / as the last chinaberry crashed."
Lines 37-38: "as the truck came to gather arms and legs, / fingers waving their last farewell."
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which lines contain a simile?
Lines 35-36: "He joked about running over cats / as the truck came to gather arms and legs,"
Lines 29-30: "Two pecan trees that had taken half-a-century to rise now stood like Mohawk Indians, shorn."
Lines 13-14: "He was cutting down whole bodies / from the feet up,"
Lines 19-20: "I don't like blossoms, too much mess./Trees take up the sky."
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.7.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which line(s) contain(s) the best example of imagery?
Lines 20-21: "Trees take up the sky. / It's my light, why share it?"
Line 26: "searing off the last little branches of neighborly affection."
Lines 36-38: "as the last chinaberry crashed, / as the truck came to gather arms and legs, / fingers waving their last farewell."
Line 29: "Two pecan trees that had taken half-a-century to rise."
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which adjectives most accurately describe the speaker's tone in this poem?
sad and reflective
angry and bitter
apathetic and cold
content and satisfied
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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